2018 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 35-42
Humor is defined as emotion of mirth that is elicited by the cognition of incongruity that is funny and laughable. Previous studies have pointed out that there is a relationship between autism spectrum traits and humor, but no studies have examined the relationship between autism spectrum traits and the aggressiveness for laughter, and the kind of characteristics of autism spectrum traits affecting the aggressiveness. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between autism spectrum traits and the aggressiveness for laughter. Results showed that social skills in autism spectrum traits affected the aggressiveness for laughter. However, attention switching, detail orientation, communication, and imagination in autism spectrum traits did not affect. These findings are discussed from the viewpoint of the interests in others.
