Personality factors in response to humor.
- 1 October 1947
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Vol. 42 (4) , 402-421
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0062651
Abstract
Preferences in humor may be an indirect measure of personality, but preliminary analysis is needed to provide reliable tests of known factorial composition. 100 selected jokes, including 25 of Andrews', were administered in two sessions to 100 young men and women. 5 months later 50 of the subjects were retested. Item intercorrelations suggested 13 clusters of jokes. Andrews' jokes fell in only 6 of the clusters. Humor scores decreased at the second testing, but clusters remained. A factor analysis of persons' cluster scores yielded what appeared to be five general personality factors: (1) good natured assurance; (2) rebellious dominance; (3) sex repression; (4) passive derision; and (5) sophistication. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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