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- Title
Humor Functions Throughout Platonic Relationships: Knapp's Staircase Model.
- Authors
SHIPMAN, GREGORY D.; VO, DUYEN; BROWN, ALESHA; BRODY, NICHOLAS
- Abstract
Humor serves a core function in relationships, yet little research has examined the use of humor in nonromantic contexts. The present study extended the Knapp and Vangelisti relationship development model to better understand the use of humor over the course of platonic relationships. Participants (N = 101) completed an online survey in which they were randomly assigned to consider a platonic relationship in the beginning, stable, or ending stage. Participants answered a series of scales that assessed their use of humor in their relationships. Individuals who reported on relationships in the ending stage used more negative humor than those reporting on relationships in the beginning stage. The results suggest that individuals use negative humor as a tool to help circumscribe their platonic relationships.
- Subjects
ANECDOTES; PLATONIC love; INTERPERSONAL relations; WIT &; humor; COMMUNICATION
- Publication
Northwest Journal of Communication, 2018, Vol 46, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1559-0003
- Publication type
Article