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Let’s entertain others: the relationship between comic styles and the histrionic self-presentation style in Polish, British, and Canadian samples

Fanslau, Agnieszka, Olech, Michał, Kałowski, Piotr, Branowska, Katarzyna, Zarazińska, Anna, Glenwright, Melanie, McGuinness, Lauren, Banasik-Jemielniak, Natalia (2024) Let’s entertain others: the relationship between comic styles and the histrionic self-presentation style in Polish, British, and Canadian samples. HUMOR, 37 (3). pp. 421-438. ISSN 1613-3722. (doi:10.1515/humor-2023-0116) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:106444)

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Abstract

People who have the histrionic self-presentation style (HSP) demonstrate certain As-If-behaviors, involving pretense and role play, in their daily interactions to seek attention and amuse others. Doing As-If may be closely related to humor behaviors, so we examined this relationship in greater detail by using the Comic Style Markers (CSM) in Polish, English, and Canadian samples (N = 285, 383, and 305, respectively; M age = 20.85, SD = 5.35). We expected that the HSP might be related to fun, wit, and satire due to their pretense-based characteristics. We confirmed configurational, metric, and scalar invariance for the As-If-Scale (AIS) and the CSM in the three samples, which allowed for cross-cultural comparisons. As expected, the HSP was positively associated with fun, wit, and satire. Additionally, men scored higher on the AIS, but no cross-country differences were found.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1515/humor-2023-0116
Uncontrolled keywords: comic styles; histrionic self-presentation; humor; individual differences; measurement invariance
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Funders: National Science Center (https://ror.org/03ha2q922)
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2024 14:38 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2024 12:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/106444 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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