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Interpersonal competence, social assertiveness and the development of humour
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1986
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Social PsychologyExpressive BehaviourSocial SciencesPsychologyDevelopmental PsychologyCollege SampleCollege Age SampleGender StudiesBehavioral SciencesInterpersonal CompetenceSocial SkillsGeriatricsSocial GerontologyApplied Social PsychologyHumor StudiesInterpersonal CommunicationSocial BehaviorArtsHumor DetectionNonverbal Communication
Social and personality correlates of humour were studied with a college age sample ( n = 446) and a small sample of elderly women ( n = 27). In the college sample, self‐monitoring of expressive behaviour and social assertiveness were more important predictors of humour than were general social self‐esteem, machiavellianism, masculinity or femininity for both male and female respondents. These results were partially replicated in the elderly sample.