Wilson D W, Molleston J L
Dept. of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843, USA.
J Pers Assess. 1981 Feb;45(1):90-6. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4501_18.
Examined humor appreciation of cartoons as a function of sex of subject and type of humor. Four broad types of humor were presented: sexual-exploitative, sexual-nonexploitative, nonsexual-hostile, and nonsexual-nonhostile. Sexual-nonexploitative humor was rated as funnier than the other three types but nonsexual-nonhostile humor was given a more positive overall rating than the other types. Relative to males, females gave greater ratings of hostility to the cartoons and rated them less positively. Correlational analyses further suggested that females were not as affected as males by variations in sexuality, exploitation, and hostility. For males, greater ratings of sexuality were associated with greater funniness ratings while the reverse was true for greater ratings of hostility. Possible interpretations of these data were discussed.
研究了作为主体性别和幽默类型函数的卡通幽默欣赏。呈现了四种广泛的幽默类型：性剥削型、非性剥削型、非性敌意型和非性非敌意型。非性剥削型幽默被评为比其他三种类型更有趣，但非性非敌意型幽默的总体评价比其他类型更积极。相对于男性，女性对卡通的敌意评价更高，且对它们的评价更不积极。相关分析进一步表明，女性不像男性那样受到性、剥削和敌意变化的影响。对于男性来说，更高的性评价与更高的有趣评价相关，而更高的敌意评价则相反。讨论了这些数据的可能解释。
