Effects of need aggression, stress, and aggressive behavior on humor preferences.

1 August 1966

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Vol. 4 (2) , 229-233
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0023545

Abstract

Investigated the effects of stress and the commission of an aggressive act on ratings of aggressive, sexual, and nonsense cartoons by high- (HA) and low-aggressive (LA) Ss. Stress had little influence on ratings of aggressive cartoons. However, ratings of aggressive cartoons by HA Ss increased, and ratings of aggressive and sexual cartoons by LA Ss decreased, following aggressive behavior. The results of LA Ss were compatible with a cathartic hypothesis; those of HA Ss were not. A possible interpretation of the findings in terms of aggression-anxiety and inhibition is advanced. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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