dimensions. Consistent with our hypotheses, spitefulness had unique associations with the benign and injurious humor stylesin particular, spitefulness had a unique negative association with the affiliative humor style. This finding likely reflects the lack of concem spiteful indi- viduals have for other people which may lead to them being less likely to engage in humor that is designed to enhance their relationships with others. In contrast, spitefulness had a unique positive association with the aggressive humor style. That is, spiteful individuals may be more likely to adopt the aggressive humor style because it allows them to degrade, belittle, and harm others even though doing so may involve social or reputational costs (e.g., being disliked by others). Taken together, these findings indicate that individuals with high levels of spitefulness report being less likely to engage in benign forms of and more likely to employ humor harmful to others in order to enhance themselves. This pattern is consistent with the results ofrecent showing t spitefulnessis connected with et al tic and aggressive behaviors as well as low levels of guilt (Marcus 2014). As a result, individuals who are spiteful may use humor that is harmful to others, but may not feel bad for engaging in such negative behaviors. In sum, by focusing on the specific humor styles that spiteful individuals adopt, these findings help us to better understand the