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July 3, 2026Metaphor and Symbol

It’s (More Than) Personal: The Mediating Role of Comic Styles Between Personality and Irony/Sarcasm Use

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NBNatalia Banasik‐JemielniakAFAgnieszka FanslauSPSławomir Postek

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how comic styles influence sarcasm use based on personality traits, suggesting complex humor dynamics.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how comic styles mediate the relationship between personality traits and humor use, specifically sarcasm and irony.
  • Examined a sample of 848 participants from the UK, Canada, and the USA.
  • Utilized the Comic Style Markers (CSM) and the Sarcasm Self-Report Scale (SSS) for data collection.
  • Analyzed the influence of personality traits on sarcasm use through the lens of comic styles.
  • Comic styles significantly influence the relationship between neuroticism and sarcasm use.
  • Agreeableness and openness to experience/intellect moderated the effects of personality on humor use.
  • Results indicate that the relationship between personality traits and humor is not direct, highlighting the complexity of these interactions.

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Banasik‐Jemielniak et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4755345c29257aa257a60ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2025.2603215
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