Sex differences in humor production ability: A meta-analysis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Penbryn 5, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3UX, UK;2. Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 296 Eberhart Bldg, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, United States;3. Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, United States;1. Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany;2. Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky Strasse 9-11, Oldenburg 26111, Germany;3. Instituto de Química Orgánica General (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva, 3, Madrid 28028, Spain;1. Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism, MedImmune, Cambridge, UK;2. University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany;3. Charité Research Organisation GmbH, Berlin, Germany;4. Profil, Neuss, Germany;5. Profil, Mainz, Germany;6. MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, USA;1. University of Birmingham, UK;2. California State University, Fresno, USA;3. University of Leipzig, Germany;4. University of Thessaly, Greece;1. Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743, Jena, Germany;2. Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743, Jena, Germany;3. Evonik Creavis GmbH, Paul-Baumann-Straße 1, 45772, Marl, Germany |
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| Abstract: | We offer the first systematic quantitative meta-analysis on sex differences in humor production ability. We included studies where participants created humor output that was assessed for funniness by independent raters. Our meta-analysis includes 36 effect sizes from 28 studies published between 1976 and 2018 (N = 5057, 67% women). Twenty of the 36 effect sizes, accounting for 61% of the participants, were not previously published. Results based on random-effects model revealed that men's humor output was rated as funnier than women's, with a combined effect size d = 0.321. Results were robust across various moderators and study characteristics, and multiple tests indicated that publication bias is unlikely. Both evolutionary and cultural explanations were considered and discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Humor Humor production ability Sex differences Evolutionary psychology Meta-analysis |
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