Sarcasm use in Turkish: The roles of personality, age, gender, and self-esteem

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Banasik-Jemielniak N., Kałowski P., Akkaya B., Siemieniuk A., ABAYHAN Y., Kandemirci-Bayız D., ...Daha Fazla

PLoS ONE, cilt.17, sa.11 November, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 11 November
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276073
  • Dergi Adı: PLoS ONE
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  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022 Banasik-Jemielniak et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.This study examined how self-reported sarcasm use is related to individual differences in non-Western adults. A sample of 329 Turkish speakers of high socioeconomic status completed an online survey including measures of self-reported sarcasm use, personality traits, positive and negative affect, self-presentation styles, self-esteem, as well as age and gender. Participants who reported being more likely to use sarcasm in social situations had scores indicating that they were less agreeable, less conscientious, and less emotional stable (i.e., more neurotic). Also, those who reported using sarcasm more often tended to be younger and had lower self-esteem. Self-reported sarcasm use was also positively related to both the self-promoting and the self-depreciating presentation styles. In addition to highlighting the complex relationship between individual differences and language production, these findings underscore the importance of expanding sarcasm research to include non-Western samples.