Background Previous empirical evidence has shown the positive relationship between
happiness or subjective well‐being (SWB) and sport participation. Nevertheless, passive …

This paper investigates the impact of television on internal migration in Indonesia. We
exploit the differential introduction of private television throughout the country and the …

The paper addresses the question of whether TV consumption has an impact on material
aspirations. We exploit a natural experiment that took place during the period in which …

This study investigates whether and how social events, which have specific impact levels
and consequences, influence the relationships between the use of different types of media …

In this study, we examine the effects of having a healthy weight in form of a healthy body
mass index (BMI) on life satisfaction using the data from a diverse sample of 27 post …

Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award for Popular Science Much of
value has been written about sleep, but rest is different; it is how we unwind, calm our minds …

This article concerns the study of the impact of media consumption on happiness in Spain
using data from the fourth wave of the European Social Survey, distinguishing between …

El concepto de felicidad si bien puede parecer ajeno a la cuestión económica está en
realidad en el centro de la misma y es planteado por algunos autores como el verdadero …

Earlier studies have concluded that television consumption is detrimental to environmental
sustainability and people's subjective wellbeing due to its promotion of consumerism and …

Past research has shown a negative relationship between time spent watching television
(TV) and several indicators of hedonic well-being—including positive affect (PA). However …