def next_paragraph_style(self):
        """
        |_ParagraphStyle| object representing the style to be applied
        automatically to a new paragraph inserted after a paragraph of this
        style. Returns self if no next paragraph style is defined. Assigning
        |None| or *self* removes the setting such that new paragraphs are
        created using this same style.
        """
        next_style_elm = self._element.next_style
        if next_style_elm is None:
            return self
        if next_style_elm.type != WD_STYLE_TYPE.PARAGRAPH:
            return self
        return StyleFactory(next_style_elm)
|_ParagraphStyle| object representing the style to be applied
        automatically to a new paragraph inserted after a paragraph of this
        style. Returns self if no next paragraph style is defined. Assigning
        |None| or *self* removes the setting such that new paragraphs are
        created using this same style.