Forms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men
and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). Yet, similarly to many other …

The present global study attempts to verify the links between marital satisfaction and the
number of children as well as its moderators in an international sample. Data for the study …

Nothing in the understanding of humor is as simple as it might seem. In Joking Asides, Elliott
Oring confronts the problems of humor, analyzing the key contemporary approaches to its …

This manuscript reports a meta‐analysis of the correlation between humor and relationship
satisfaction in romantic relationships, combining 43 distinct samples from 39 manuscripts …

Two experimental studies were run to investigate whether, how and why women would
respond differently than men to unknown (unfamiliar, new) brands. Female respondents …

Humor can be expressed in many ways, some of which may not be seen as displaying a
good sense of humor or as being socially desirable. Using the Humor Styles Questionnaire …

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor provides a comprehensive and accessible
overview of psychologists' research on humor. Drawing on research from a variety of …

This analysis of previously collected data examined four fitness-relevant issues for their
possible role in marital conflict. These were sex, finances, division of labor, and raising …

Purpose With the rapid surge of mobile marketing, an increasing number of brands have
launched branded emoticons in an attempt to build brand relationships with consumers …

Humor tends to predict romantic attraction, but does the style in which it is communicated
matter? This study uses experimental methods to test the effects of positive and negative …