Abstract
Superiority theory has explained and predicted receivers’ appreciation of humor; this study utilized a superiority framework from a source orientation and explored humor following relational transgressions. College students (N = 220; 60% male) completed questionnaires about a relational transgression in a close friendship or romantic relationship. Results indicated that use of negative humor targeted at the relational transgressor was positively related to severity of the transgression (r = .15) and levels of punitive power (r = .34), as well as aggressive humor style (r = .39). Superiority theory was supported as a viable framework for investigating humor production in interpersonal relationships.
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