Abstract To account for sex differences in the production, receptivity, and preference for humor in potential mates during courtship, past research has often adopted an evolutionary approach. The present manuscript will attempt to integrate evolutionary explanations with proximal social and cultural influences using the traditional sexual script and ambivalent sexism theory. The results of both Study 1 (N=227) and Study 2 (N=424) suggest that trait masculinity is positively associated with humor production in courtship, while trait femininity is associated with humor receptivity. Study 1 indicated that the traditional flirting style was associated with less humor production by women, and Study 2 indicated that hostile sexism was related to a lower preference for a humor-producing potential partner by men. A sex difference in humor production in potential partners in Study 2 was no longer detectable once trait gender and hostile sexism was accounted for. Taken together, gender roles, over and above biological sex, influence one’s own humor use in courtship and preference for humor in potential partners.

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求爱中的传统性脚本和幽默

摘要 为了解释潜在伴侣在求偶期间幽默的产生、接受度和偏好方面的性别差异，过去的研究通常采用进化方法。本手稿将尝试使用传统的性脚本和矛盾的性别歧视理论将进化解释与最近的社会和文化影响相结合。研究 1 (N=227) 和研究 2 (N=424) 的结果表明，男性气质与求偶时的幽默产生正相关，而女性气质与幽默接受度相关。研究 1 表明，传统的调情方式与女性较少产生幽默有关，研究 2 表明敌意的性别歧视与男性对产生幽默的潜在伴侣的偏好较低有关。一旦将特征性别和敌对的性别歧视考虑在内，研究 2 中潜在合作伙伴的幽默产生的性别差异就不再可检测到。综上所述，性别角色，除了生理性别之外，还会影响一个人在求爱中的幽默使用和潜在合作伙伴对幽默的偏好。