Article: Insights into Negative Humor in Organizations: Development of the Negative Humor Questionnaire Journal: Journal of Business and Management (JBM) 2013 Vol.19 No.3 pp.7 - 18 Abstract: Negative humor has long been used in organizations, resulting in both positive and negative outcomes. This study describes the development of the multi-item Negative Humor Questionnaire, a measure based on confirmatory factor analysis. This 13-item scale was developed to assess individual level negative humor use. Domination and denigration are two dimensions of negative humor. The findings reveal that individuals may use negative humor intentionally in an attempt to gain superiority over other individuals and denigrate them. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Insights into Negative Humor in Organizations: Development of the Negative Humor Questionnaire

Authors: Kevin W. Cruthirds; Yong J. Wang; Eric J. Romero

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Abstract: Negative humor has long been used in organizations, resulting in both positive and negative outcomes. This study describes the development of the multi-item Negative Humor Questionnaire, a measure based on confirmatory factor analysis. This 13-item scale was developed to assess individual level negative humor use. Domination and denigration are two dimensions of negative humor. The findings reveal that individuals may use negative humor intentionally in an attempt to gain superiority over other individuals and denigrate them.

Keywords: Negative humor; organizations; humor questionnaire; domination; denigration.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2013.141212

Journal of Business and Management, 2013 Vol.19 No.3, pp.7 - 18

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *

Title: Insights into Negative Humor in Organizations: Development of the Negative Humor Questionnaire

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