A study from The University of Baltimore suggests that your laughter changes depending on your romantic involvement with someone and it’s not subtle — with the study finding it can be f…
In the first case study group, listeners were asked what they thought the relationships were between the people having the conversation.In both studies, listeners were able to tell the difference between who was chatting as friends and romantic partners — where they identified the friendship laughter as more natural.
To confirm their findings, a final study took place using 252 participants from five countries: India, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, and the United States, finding the relationships could be differentiated based on one or two seconds of laughter. “This research is important because it underscores that laughter is more nuanced, variable, complex, and socially important than most people believe,” Farley explained. “Laughter can be used to make others feel better, reinforce in group status, convey romantic interest, or show affection, but it can also be used to project status or castigate others.”
Farley wants to continue studying the patterns of laugher in relationships, and plans on studying laughter in long-term relationships next. “Do people’s laughs when they’ve been together for 20 years sound similar to what they would for friends?” she mused. “That would be our prediction, because we think basically, this has to do with the underlying anxiety associated with not knowing whether a relationship is going to continue. So, I want to look more into this shared versus solitary laughter.”
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