“…For instance, if we consider lighter forms of humor playing on non-tendentious topics, differences associated with demographics for example age and gender, emerge: brighter and less tendentious forms of humor are judged as funnier and less aversive by women and by older adults (Forabosco and Ruch, 1994;Hofmann et al, 2020;Ruch et al, 1990). In addition, personality aspects such as sensation seeking, optimism, and coping have been related to production as well as appreciation of humor (Ford et al, 2016;Martin, 1996;Ruch and Hehl, 1998;Ruch and Heintz, 2013;Skalicky, 2019). Surprisingly, the impact of such individual factors was rarely considered with reference to the appreciation of dark humor or tragedy-inspired humor.…”