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Social contact is known to be vital for older adults’ mental and physical health, but few studies of social interactions have taken place in long-term care se ttings. The current study investigated whether the psychological well-being of assi sted l ving residents was influenced by factors associated with residents’ socia l inter ctions involving humor. Specific aims of the present study were to develop and test a measure rela ted to humor-related social exchanges, to examine how humor-related social exchanges affect residents’ mental health, and to explore whether humor-related social exc h nges mediated the effects of resident and facility characteristics on indices of mental health. One hundred and forty older adults residing in 14 assisted living facilities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area were interviewed about the frequency and types of social interactions they experienced with members of their facility-base d social networks, as well as depression, mood, loneliness, self-esteem, and self-rated health. A 12-item, two-factor model of humor-related social exchanges was ident if ed through confirmatory factor analysis, including both positive and negative humor-rela ted social exchange factors. The newly developed scale displayed evidence of adequat e reliability and validly in the current sample. Results indicated that both positive and negative humor-related exchanges wer e associated with various aspects of mental health, although negative humor-relat ed exchanges appeared to be a stronger predictor of mental health than positive humor ii related exchanges. Both positive and negative humor-related exchanges also served as mediators between resident and facility characteristics and indicators of mental health. Cultivating a better understanding of the relationships between humor-related social exchanges and mental health may be beneficial for researchers intere sted in the way humor impacts older adults’ ability to cope with stress. This research may also be of value to long-term care providers who create interventions designed at improving residents’ mental health and overall quality of life.

Humor-Related Social Exchanges and Mental Health in Assisted Living Residents