Humor in Sexual Communication and Sexual Well-Being Outcomes Among Mother–Daughter Dyads

= .009) and was associated with sexual well-being outcomes via openness, whereas mothers' humor was negatively associated with daughters' openness (β = -.28). Humor similarity was not associated with outcomes, indicating that daughters' own humor and the quality of communication, rather than dyadic similarity or parental involvement, were most strongly associated with indicators of sexual well-being. Overall, daughters' humor emerges as a personal resource for engaging in sexual communication and supporting healthy sexual well-being within the mother-daughter relationship.