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Special Issue

The Psychology of Humor

Translational Issues in Psychological Science
March 2016
(Vol.2, No.1)
ISBN:
978-1-4338-2297-1
Item #
6090205
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Table of contents

The Psychology of Humor: Basic Research and Translation
Pages 1–3
Ford, Thomas E.; Platt, Tracey; Richardson, Kyle; Tucker, Raymond

Examining the Impact of a Brief Humor Exercise on Psychological Well-Being
Pages 4–13
Maiolino, Nadia; Kuiper, Nick

Positive Emotions Elicited by Clowns and Nurses: An Experimental Study in a Hospital Setting
Pages 14–24
Auerbach, Sarah; Ruch, Willibald; Fehling, Annette

Virgin Soil in Irony Research: Personality, Humor, and the "Sense of Irony"
Pages 25–34
Bruntsch, Richard; Hofmann, Jennifer; Ruch, Willibald

The Virtue Gap in Humor: Exploring Benevolent and Corrective Humor
Pages 35–45
Ruch, Willibald; Heintz, Sonja

Aggressive Humor Style and Psychopathy: Moderating Effects of Childhood Socioeconomic Status
Pages 46–53
Masui, Keita; Ura, Mitsuhiro

Are Men Funnier Than Women, or Do We Just Think They Are?
Pages 54–62
Hooper, Jade; Sharpe, Donald; Roberts, Sam George Bradley

Derogating Humor as a Delegitimization Strategy in Intergroup Contexts
Pages 63–74
Hodson, Gordon; MacInnis, Cara C.

The Bad, the Good, the Misunderstood: The Social Effects of Racial Humor
Pages 75–85
Saucier, Donald A.; O'Dea, Conor J.; Strain, Megan L.

"Rape Is the New Black": Humor's Potential for Reinforcing and Subverting Rape Culture
Pages 86–95
Strain, Megan L.; Martens, Amanda L.; Saucier, Donald A.