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Jiang T, Li H, Hou Y. Cultural Differences in Humor Perception, Usage, and Implications. Front Psychol. 2019;10:123doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00123.
Jiang, T., Li, H., & Hou, Y. (2019). Cultural Differences in Humor Perception, Usage, and Implications. Frontiers in psychology, 10123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00123
Jiang, Tonglin, et al. "Cultural Differences in Humor Perception, Usage, and Implications." Frontiers in psychology vol. 10 (2019): 123. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00123
Jiang T, Li H, Hou Y. Cultural Differences in Humor Perception, Usage, and Implications. Front Psychol. 2019 Jan 29;10:123. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00123. eCollection 2019. PMID: 30761053; PMCID: PMC6361813.
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Front Psychol. 2019 Jan 29;10:123. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00123. eCollection 2019.

Cultural Differences in Humor Perception, Usage, and Implications.

Frontiers in psychology

Tonglin Jiang, Hao Li, Yubo Hou

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Hong Kong.
  2. School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
  3. School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.

PMID: 30761053 PMCID: PMC6361813 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00123

Abstract

Humor is a universal phenomenon but is also culturally tinted. In this article, we reviewed the existing research that investigates how culture impacts individuals' humor perception and usage as well as humor's implications for psychological well-being. Previous research has substantiated evidence that Easterners do not hold as positive an attitude toward humor as their Western counterparts do. This perception makes Easterners less likely to use humor as a coping strategy in comparison with Westerners. Despite this difference, Westerners and Easterners have similar patterns in the relationship between their humor and psychological well-being index, though the strength of the relationship varies across cultures. Implications and potential future research avenues discussed.

Keywords: Eastern; Western; cultural difference; humor; humor perception; humor usage; psychological wellbeing

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