Not Taking a Joke: The Influence of Target Status, Sex, and Age on Reactions to Workplace Humor

Volume: 124, Issue: 3, Pages: 1316 - 1334
Published: May 27, 2020
Abstract
The current study tasked undergraduates with serving as hypothetical human resource workers to evaluate complaints of offensive and inoffensive humor used by male and female employees in a fictitious company who varied in employment status and age. Offensive humor was deemed more problematic in its usage, particularly among female perceivers. Contrary to hypotheses, its usage was more problematic for male and older employees than for female and...
Paper Details
Title
Not Taking a Joke: The Influence of Target Status, Sex, and Age on Reactions to Workplace Humor
Published Date
May 27, 2020
Volume
124
Issue
3
Pages
1316 - 1334
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