We investigated humor production in relation to social understanding and relationship quality in early childhood, by coding N = 72 5‐year‐olds’ (M = 5.78, SD = .41) spontaneous humor production during play with an older (n = 34; M age = 7.84 years, SD = .84) or younger sibling (M age = 3.72 years, SD = .54). Children who demonstrated better understanding of minds also produced more humor (preposterous statements and humorous anecdotes, and sound play). Types of humor were differentially associated with siblings’ ratings of positive rapport; associations were moderated by sibling constellation factors. Our findings highlight children's humor production as an important marker of their understanding of minds and of their warm, positive relationships.

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“你的屁股大脑在哪里？” 幼儿的幽默感，社交理解和同胞关系质量

我们通过对N  = 72个5岁儿童（M  = 5.78，SD  = .41）与年龄较大的孩子（n  = 34；儿童）之间的自发性幽默产生进行编码，调查了与儿童早期的社会理解和关系质量相关的幽默产生。M年龄= 7.84岁，SD  = 0.84）或更年轻的兄弟姐妹（M年龄= 3.72岁，SD = .54）。表现出对心灵的更好理解的孩子也会产生更多的幽默感（荒谬的陈述和幽默的轶事以及声音游戏）。幽默的类型与兄弟姐妹对积极关系的评价存在差异。协会是由同胞星座因素主持的。我们的发现突出了儿童的幽默产生，这是他们理解思想和建立积极，积极关系的重要标志。