Does watching TV make us happy?

Frey, Bruno S.; Benesch, Christine; Stutzer, Alois

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2007.02.001

Cited by 192 publications

(86 citation statements)

References 34 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…People who, on average, engage in greater sedentary behavior (operationalized as TV viewing) also tend to experience lower SWL compared with people who are less sedentary (Depp, Schkade, Thompson, & Jeste, 2010;Frey, Benesch, & Stutzer, 2007).…”

Section: Satisfaction With Life and Sedentary Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Results indicated that physical activity and sedentary behavior had additive within-person influences on SWL in this study. The independent effects of sedentary behavior on physiological outcomes, regardless of physical activity have been documented (e.g., Healy et al, 2011;Proper et al, 2011;Thorp et al, 2011); however, this is one of the few studies to document the negative association between sedentary behavior and a global indicator of well-being irrespective of physical activity (Depp et al, 2010;Frey et al, 2007). Yet, unlike previous studies that only examined the link between sedentary behavior and SWL at the between-person level (Depp et al, 2010;Frey et al, 2007), this study simultaneously examined associations between physical activity and SWL at both the between-and within-person level, revealing a significant withinperson, but not between-person, association.…”

mentioning

confidence: 95%

“…The independent effects of sedentary behavior on physiological outcomes, regardless of physical activity have been documented (e.g., Healy et al, 2011;Proper et al, 2011;Thorp et al, 2011); however, this is one of the few studies to document the negative association between sedentary behavior and a global indicator of well-being irrespective of physical activity (Depp et al, 2010;Frey et al, 2007). Yet, unlike previous studies that only examined the link between sedentary behavior and SWL at the between-person level (Depp et al, 2010;Frey et al, 2007), this study simultaneously examined associations between physical activity and SWL at both the between-and within-person level, revealing a significant withinperson, but not between-person, association. Given the deleterious acute physiological effects of sedentary behavior (Bey & Hamilton, 2003; Dunstan et al, 2012), and the growing evidence of the association between acute sedentary behavior and psychological consequences (Atkin et al, 2012;Gilson, Burton, van Uffelen, & Brown, 2011;Peper & Lin, 2012;Teychenne et al, 2010;Thorp et al, 2011), it is not surprising that sedentary behavior detracts from SWL at the withinperson level.…”

mentioning

confidence: 95%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Daily Satisfaction With Life Is Regulated by Both Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

Maher

Doerksen

Elavsky

et al. 2014

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:Recent research revealed that on days when college students engage in more physical activity than is typical for them, they also experience greater satisfaction with life (SWL). That work relied on self-reported physical activity and did not differentiate between low levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior. This study was designed to (1) determine if the association between self-reported physical activity and SWL would exist when physical activity was monitored objectively and (2) examine the between-and within-person associations among physical activity, sedentary behavior, and SWL. During a 14-day ecological momentary assessment study, college students (N = 128) wore an accelerometer to objectively measure physical activity and sedentary behavior, and they self-reported their physical activity, sedentary behavior, and SWL at the end of each day. Physical activity and sedentary behavior had additive, within-person associations with SWL across self-reported and objective-measures of behavior. Strategies to promote daily well-being should encourage college students to incorporate greater amounts of physical activity as well as limit their sedentary behavior. Keywords: well-being | exercise | sitting | accelerometer | college students Article:Satisfaction with life (SWL) has a variety of important consequences, including decreased depressive symptoms and worry, increased workplace productivity, and greater longevity (Diener & Chan, 2011;Lyubomirsky, King, & Diener, 2005). Given the many outcomes associated with SWL, it would be valuable to better understand factors, such as physical activity and sedentary behavior, that influence SWL. This investigation is especially relevant for the college student population because people's global evaluations of their well-being appear to worsen more from ages 18 to 25 years than during any other time in the adult lifespan (Stone, Schwartz, Broderick, & Deaton, 2010). The level and intensity of physical activity also decline during this age range and those changes may help to explain the simultaneous decline in SWL. Satisfaction With Life and Physical ActivitySubjective well-being is commonly conceptualized as "happiness" and incorporates both affective (i.e., pleas-ant and unpleasant emotions) and evaluative (i.e., SWL) components (Diener, 1984(Diener, , 2000. Influences on SWL can be framed as either between-or within-person, with between-person influences reflecting dispositional (i.e., time-invariant, trait-level) correlates of SWL and within-person influences reflecting the effect of time-varying factors, including daily life events, behaviors, or states, on SWL (Diener, 1984). Although between-and within-person factors both represent viable influences on SWL, the majority of research concerning factors that influence SWL has emphasized between-person influences and within-person influences have received limited attention.Physical activity is a behavior that may exert either a between-or within-person influence on SWL. Much of the evidence for an assoc...

show abstract

Section: Satisfaction With Life and Sedentary Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 95%

mentioning

confidence: 95%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Daily Satisfaction With Life Is Regulated by Both Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

Maher

Doerksen

Elavsky

et al. 2014

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Así, entre los estudios recientes desarrollados a partir de datos internacionales, podemos destacar los realizados por Frey et al (2007), Bruni y Stanca (2008) o Kataria y Regner (2011). Para el caso de España, cabe mencionar el trabajo de Cuñado y Pérez de Gracia (2012), en el que se confirma la expectativa de que cuanto mayor es el número de horas que un individuo ve la televisión, menor es su felicidad.…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

“…Otra explicación menos drástica es la presencia de problemas de autocontrol (Stutzer y Frey, 2006;Benesch et al, 2010), de forma que la voluntad es vencida por la pereza debido al escaso coste inmediato que implica ver la televisión. En la decisión de ver la televisión, los individuos pueden dejarse llevar en el momento por factores a corto plazo como el entretenimiento o el descanso, sin ser capaces de predecir los efectos negativos futuros (Frey et al, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified