Humor and Personality: Temperament and Character Have Different Roles

This study aimed to test how sense of humor is dependent on the complex and dynamic interactions between emotional (temperament) sociocognitive (character) components personality. Specifically, we examined relationship temperament and/or character profiles overall potential comic style. In total, 665 adults responded Cloninger’s Temperament Character Inventory (TCI) Comic Style Markers. were associated with but not styles. People positive development all three traits had highest levels fun, benevolent humor, wit. Sense depended integrated both character. We conclude that energizes while shapes advances research by directing focus causal within-person psychobiological processes underlie humor.