An analysis of humor orientation on Facebook: A lens model approach

Abstract

This article presents the results of a mixed method analysis of the use and perception of humor orientation (HO) on Facebook (FB) profiles (N = 100).Results of the lens model analysis suggest that a variety of profile cues, not just those directly related to humor, are used by FB users to demonstrate HO and by observers to perceive HO. Cues used by profile owners and perceived by strangers as indicative of a humorous disposition include: status updates that contained relational talk, humor in profile pictures, humor in quotes, the number of times FB friends "liked" status updates, and the number of unique friends who com mented on status updates. Additionally, political talk in status updates was nega tively related to users' HO and observers' impressions of users' HO. A qualitative thematic analysis of the FB profiles was then conducted. Those analyses sug gested that cues diagnostic of users' HO thematically focused on daily life events, pop culture references, and self related anecdotes. Implications for the expres sion of and perception of humor on FB are discussed.

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