What Does Your Humor Style Say About Your Life?

You most likely use laughter the way people expect: socializing and forming bonds. Affiliative humor can help you socially select people who share your sense of humor and therefore your interests. Your jokes are positive but not limited, and you're probably an emotionally stable person.

Examples of self-enhancing humor are situational irony and mainly positive jokes. People who use self-enhancing humor usually have healthy self-esteem, are extraverted and are optimistic. You never use jokes or laughter to put others down; instead you lighten a heavy mood and charismatically encourage others.

Examples of aggressive humor are irony and passive-aggressive criticism. You don't care if you might offend people with your sarcastic remarks. Sometimes your jokes are used to make you seem better than others. People who use aggressive humor usually appear very self-assured but may not be as conscientious of their inward feelings or desires.

Self-deprecating humor involves making fun of one's own self. You're usually the butt of your own joke, and probably because you don't feel comfortable insulting anyone else. You seek social approval and do it at your own expense. People who respond to self-deprecating humor are most likely kind, empathetic helpers.