Older adults who exercise or play sports with friends tend to use more positive, relationship-building humour and feel better mentally, according to a study of over 5,000 Japanese people aged 65 to 84.

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Social physical activity and sedentary behaviour as key determinants of humour expression and loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional study using bayesian variable selection approach

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2026 Feb 7

The study found that older adults who exercised or played sports with friends were more likely to use positive, relationship-building humour, which helps support the claim.

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Social physical activity and sedentary behaviour as key determinants of humour expression and loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional study using bayesian variable selection approach

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26232-8

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When older adults exercise together, it can help them feel less lonely — and part of why this works is because they use upbeat, friendly humor to connect with each other.

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Sitting too much every day might make it harder for older Japanese adults to use humor in social situations, no matter what kind of humor they usually use.

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