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Self-denigrating humor for constructing relationships and regional cultural differences in Japan: A focus on blunder-telling behavior
2009
Journal of Social Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology
Based upon its historical and economic backgrounds, we hypothesized that Kansai (Osaka area) people culturally share the value of self-denigrating humor, as an interpersonal strategy for constructing friendly relationships with others. If this value has been ingrained in the contexts of their daily lives, Kansai people would particularly appreciate blunder-telling behavior, because it is an everyday life-interpersonal strategy of self-denigrating humor for constructing relationships. To test
doi:10.1037/h0099325
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