We carried out a systematic review of psycholinguistic, empirical, quantitative studies on
verbal irony use and individual differences (ie psychological, not demographic, traits that …

A significant part of everyday verbal communication consists of nonliteral language,
including irony (Gibbs 2000). Efficient irony use can serve a wide range of pragmatic goals …

The present study investigated the relationships between the eight comic style markers and
the dark triad traits of personality. A sample of 715 adults (188 men and 527 women aged 19 …

Little research was conducted to understand how comic styles relate to anxiety and well-
being. To fill this gap, the present study tested the relationship between eight comic styles …

Creating a conducive learning atmosphere is an important factor in getting full attention from
students. Suppose the atmosphere in the classroom could be more conducive. In that case …

Social media has increased its popularity among politicians. If they wish to succeed in the
political arena, politicians need to present themselves to citizens as attractive individuals …

This study aimed to test how sense of humor is dependent on the complex and dynamic
interactions between the emotional (temperament) and sociocognitive (character) …

A recent line of research in the field of humor has proposed the existence of two morally
based comic styles. One of them, corrective humor (or satire), seeks to ridicule and mock to …

This paper reports three studies investigating the effects of benevolent and corrective humor
on interpersonal liking and willingness to change problematic behavior. Study 1 (n= 375) …

Despite increasing interest in the relationship between humor and psychological distress,
investigations have failed to focus on specific categories of humor and negative mental …