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Aggressive Humor and Social Connectedness: The Moderating Roles of Subjective Social Status and Gender.
1Lingnan University.
The Journal of Psychology
|January 9, 2024
Summary
Aggressive humor harms social connectedness for men with low or medium subjective social status. Gender and social status differences were found in how aggressive humor impacts social bonds.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Communication Studies
Background:
- Aggressive humor is often viewed as detrimental to social relationships.
- Previous research on aggressive humor's negative social impact has produced mixed results.
- Understanding moderating factors like subjective social status and gender is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the moderating role of subjective social status on the link between aggressive humor and social connectedness.
- To examine gender differences in this moderating effect.
- To clarify inconsistent findings on aggressive humor's social consequences.
Main Methods:
- Survey study with 228 adult participants (53.1% female, ages 18-53).
- Assessed aggressive humor, subjective social status, and social connectedness.
- Analyzed moderated moderation effects using statistical modeling.
Main Results:
- A significant moderated moderation effect was found, indicating gender moderates the influence of subjective social status on the aggressive humor-social connectedness relationship.
- For men, low or medium subjective social status amplified the negative association between aggressive humor and social connectedness.
- Aggressive humor was not significantly associated with social connectedness for women, irrespective of their subjective social status.
Conclusions:
- Subjective social status uniquely moderates the impact of aggressive humor on men's social connectedness.
- Aggressive humor does not appear to negatively affect women's social connectedness in the same way.
- Findings highlight the nuanced role of social context and gender in humor's social effects.
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