Step

Model 1 Model 2

Model 3

Step1

Leader’s age

0.128

0.097

0.105

Leader’s gender

0.233^**

0.195

0.206^**

Employee’s age

0.124

0.086

0.113

Employee’s gender

0.073

0.055

0.047

Employee’s education

0.015

0.008

0.010

Employee’s work experience

0.119

0.118

0.118

Step2

Leader’s affiliative humor

0.579^***

Leader’ aggressive humor

−0.586^***

R²

0.653

0.591