Table 4.

Intercorrelations Among Appropriateness Ratings, Funniness Ratings, and Humor Styles by Age Group

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Young Adults (N = 25–30)
1	Appropriateness Inappropriate Clips	1.00
2	Appropriateness Control Clips	.37*	1.00
3	Funniness Inappropriate Clips	.42*	.15	1.00
4	Funniness Control Clips	.40*	-.03	.65**	1.00
5	Affiliative Humor	-.14	.25	.20	.39	1.00
6	Self-Enhancing Humor	.11	.32	-.02	.29	.45*	1.00
7	Aggressive Humor	.29	.06	.25	.02	-.11	.14	1.00
8	Self-Defeating Humor	.24	.10	.24	.08	.07	.11	.05	1.00
Middle Aged Adults (N = 15–22)		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Appropriateness Inappropriate Clips	1.00
2	Appropriateness Control Clips	.13	1.00
3	Funniness Inappropriate Clips	.16	.26	1.00
4	Funniness Control Clips	-.15	.07	.73**	1.00
5	Affiliative Humor	-.22	.15	.39	.46	1.00
6	Self-Enhancing Humor	.36	.10	.26	.25	.07	1.00
7	Aggressive Humor	.59*	.17	-.02	-.20	-.12	.47	1.00
8	Self-Defeating Humor	.19	-.26	.18	.43	.05	.48	.58*	1.00
Older Adults (N = 27–29)		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Appropriateness Inappropriate Clips	1.00
2	Appropriateness Control Clips	-.06	1.00
3	Funniness Inappropriate Clips	.38*	.31	1.00
4	Funniness Control Clips	.47**	.05	.57**	1.00
5	Affiliative Humor	-.17	.06	-.10	-.10	1.00
6	Self-Enhancing Humor	.07	-.17	-.18	-.03	.21	1.00
7	Aggressive Humor	.57**	-.01	.27	.40*	-.07	.03	1.00
8	Self-Defeating Humor	.43*	.03	.28	.27	.08	.14	.62**	1.00

^*Correlation significant at the p < .05 level.

^**Correlation significant at the p < .001 level.