ROASTING BRINGS US CLOSER - OR PUSHES US APART

Abstract

When it comes to friendship, roasting is a common aspect and its impact depends on how people use it to either strengthen bonds or create emotional distance. In the amidst of that, humor is widely recognized as a tool that nurture connections, decrease stress, and enable shared positive experiences. In friendship, different types of roasting styles may elicit varying responses. Especially, when its benign roasting, which sparks playfulness and lightheartedness, as compared to sarcastic roasting, which carry mocking tones and potentially undermining bonds. Humor appreciation plays a big role in this process, as it shaped how an individual may interpret and respond to different roasting styles. The present study examined the relationship between various types of roasting types in shaping friendship quality among university students, with humor appreciation playing the role of the mediating variable. By using the cross-sectional research design, a data of (N = 100) university students was collected through standardized self-report questionnaires to investigate the relation. By understanding the dynamics between these variables, it can prove valuable for counselors, educators, and student support programs to promote healthy communication and positive humor among friends.

Keywords: Benign roasting, friendship quality, humor appreciation, sarcastic roasting, young adults