Publication of the Month April 2023- Embargoed From January 2023

Welcome to our Journal of the Month news release series, where we highlight some of the work that is taking place within the School of Psychology. In this edition, we are featuring a previously embargoed journal from Ruth Filik and Ning Zhu, titled: ‘Individual differences in sarcasm interpretation and use: Evidence from the UK and China’ Ruth and Ning have put together a few words describing what their research entails.

Sarcasm is commonly used in daily conversation. A recent study by Ning Zhu and Ruth Filik revealed individual and cultural differences in how people use and interpret this form of language. The way in which people interpret sarcasm depends on how often they use it themselves, on how good they are at understanding other people’s feelings, as well as the culture in which they live. For example, did you know that people in the UK are more sarcastic than people in China, and that they may interpret sarcasm more positively?

If this article has caught your interest, you can read it at the following place: https://www.doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001227