Humor in Dark Personalities: An Empirical Study on the Link Between Four Humor Styles and the Distinct Subfactors of Psychopathy and Narcissism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Humor is a main ingredient of interpersonal relationships. Two sets of psychopathological traits known for their devastating impact on interpersonal relationships are psychopathy and narcissism. The current study was developed to provide a fine-grained analysis of the relationship between four humor styles (affiliative, self-enhancing, self-defeating, and aggressive) and both psychopathic and narcissistic traits. Specifically, it addresses how humor styles relate to the three psychopathy subfactors (following the triarchic model) and four subfactors of grandiose narcissism.

Method

Self-report measures in a non-clinical male sample N = 177.

Results

Multiple regression analyses revealed psychopathic and narcissistic traits' relation to using both benig

SUBMITTER: Lobbestael J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8072024 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature