The motive of competition but not courtship positively correlates with self-reported use of aggressive humor: A critical test of the contests- vs. mate-choice hypotheses
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1056217
Abstract: Introduction The use of aggressive humor (e.g., teasing, schadenfreude, and sarcasm) is a spiteful behavior because it inflicts costs on both others and the self. To explain the existence of this spiteful behavior, two hypotheses… read more here.
Keywords: competition courtship; self reported; use aggressive; aggressive humor ... See more keywords