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      • Introduction Humor is a quintessentially social phenomenon. Jokes and other humorous utterances are a form of communication that is usually shared in social interaction. These humorous utterances are socially and culturally shaped, and often quite particular to a specific time and place.
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  2. Humor is a pervasive part of our daily lives that has several important social functions. Although past literature has suggested the existence of a link between certain components of humor and well-being, the extent and specific characteristics of this link are still unclear.

  3. Dec 22, 2015 · The centrality of humor to the human experience makes psychological research on humor naturally translational, applicable for practical interventions, and collective action for social change.

  4. Feb 23, 2023 · Definition and Introduction. Humor has been the subject of considerable scholarly interest, its function in interpersonal and social contexts in particular. This entry provides an overview of what is understood as (sense of) humor, its role in close relationships, and its associations with relationship satisfaction.

  5. Nov 20, 2012 · Beyond providing rest for the soul, Aquinas suggests that humor has social benefits. Extending the meaning of Aristotle’s eutrapelia, he talks about “a eutrapelos, a pleasant person with a happy cast of mind who gives his words and deeds a cheerful turn.” Someone who is never playful or humorous, Aquinas says, is acting “against reason ...

  6. Nov 25, 2014 · Summarizes classic literature on humor, emphasizing theories on the nature of humor, the relationship of humor to language, cognition and social functioning, the physiological and biological factors of humor, and the presence, use, and effects of humor in various settings.

  7. psycnet.apa.org › record › 2019/20160/019Humor. - APA PsycNet

    Furthermore, the ability to make others laugh and to use humor to facilitate relationships and reduce interpersonal tension is a valuable social skill, contributing to social cohesiveness and support.

  8. humor can have detrimental effects on social relations and should not be condoned and dis-missed as “just a joke” (e.g., Greengross, 2011). The contributions in this volume reflect the topical, disciplinary, and methodological diver-sity of psychological research on humor as well as a diversity of the translational impacts. Some

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