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Get active? A meta-analysis of leisure-time physical activity and subjective well-being
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In this article, the authors conducted a systematic review to quantitatively synthesize the strength of effects between LTPA and subjective well-being (SWB; positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction).Abstract:
National time use data shows that working adults typically spend their leisure time in passive activities (e.g. watching television), which may detrimentally impact worker well-being. While leisure time physical activity (LTPA) can be strenuous, it likely facilitates detachment from work demands, promotes a wide range of psychological needs, and instigates physiological mechanisms, which in turn can lead to higher worker well-being. In this paper, we conducted a systematic review to quantitatively synthesize the strength of effects between LTPA and subjective well-being (SWB; positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction). We found that LTPA is associated with both positive affect (k = 7, n = 2,107, r = 0.21) and life satisfaction (k = 7; n = 2544; r = 0.12), but not with negative affect (k = 6; n = 2033; r = −0.05). Our results provide evidence for the importance of engaging in LTPA as a way of promoting SWB.read more
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The recovery paradox: Portraying the complex interplay between job stressors, lack of recovery, and poor well-being
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present explanations for the recovery paradox, discuss moderating factors, and suggest avenues for future research, and conclude that recovery processes actually are impaired when job stressors are high (recovery paradox).
Assessing Flow in Physical Activity: The Flow State Scale-2 and Dispositional Flow Scale-2
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A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being.
David X. Marquez,Susan Aguiñaga,Priscilla M. Vásquez,David E. Conroy,Kirk I. Erickson,Charles H. Hillman,Chelsea M. Stillman,Rachel M. Ballard,Bonny Bloodgood Sheppard,Steven J. Petruzzello,Abby C. King,Kenneth E. Powell +11 more
TL;DR: Future high-quality research designs should include RCTs involving longer interventions testing different modes and intensities of PA in diverse populations of healthy people and individuals with cognitive and mental health conditions (e.g., schizophrenia) to precisely characterize the effects of different forms of PA on aspects of QoL and well-being.
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Physical activity and subjective well-being in healthy individuals: a meta-analytic review.
TL;DR: A small beneficial main effect of physical activity on SWB was found in experimental studies as well as in correlational and quasi-experimental studies, independent of the prior fitness level of the participants and various characteristics of the physical activity intervention.
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Physical activity is positively associated with college students' positive affect regardless of stressful life events during the COVID-19 pandemic
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was designed to determine associations between physical activity (PA) and affect before and during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and how change in PA predicted change in affect during this time.
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Subjective Well-Being
TL;DR: The literature on subjective well-being (SWB), including happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, is reviewed in three areas: measurement, causal factors, and theory.
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Conservation of resources. A new attempt at conceptualizing stress.
TL;DR: A new stress model called the model of conservation of resources is presented, based on the supposition that people strive to retain, project, and build resources and that what is threatening to them is the potential or actual loss of these valued resources.
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Subjective Well-Being: Three Decades of Progress
TL;DR: Wilson's (1967) review of the area of subjective well-being (SWB) advanced several conclusions regarding those who report high levels of "happiness". A number of his conclusions have been overturned: youth and modest aspirations no longer are seen as prerequisites of SWB.
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Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress
TL;DR: Wilson's (1967) review of the area of subjective well-being (SWB) advanced several conclusions regarding those who report high levels of "happiness" A number of his conclusions have been overturned: youth and modest aspirations no longer are seen as prerequisites of SWB as discussed by the authors.
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On Happiness and Human Potentials: A Review of Research on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being
Richard M. Ryan,Edward L. Deci +1 more
TL;DR: This review considers research from both perspectives concerning the nature of well-being, its antecedents, and its stability across time and culture.