... in a specific context (Han and Pollock, 2021 ; Prato et al., 2019). In the context of LMX, both demographic and positional statuses are likely part of overall status because of the universal relevance of demographic status (Sidanius and Pratto, 2001) and the high relevance of positional status...

... such a manipulation might differ from shorter or less complex humor, such as brief quips or puns. Future research might utilize observational methods that can capture actual humor in real contexts and examine more subtle reactions to aggressive and affiliative humor by both men and women of different formal statuses...