Lonely people tend to make fun of themselves: A behavior genetic analysis of humor styles and loneliness
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a Management and Organizational Studies, Faculty of Social Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C2, Canada b Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada c QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia d University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia e Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, England
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