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Association of Enjoyable Leisure Activities With Psychological and Physical Well-Being

Psychosomatic Medicine · 2009 · Vol. 71(7) · pp. 725–732

Sarah D. Pressman(Carnegie Mellon University)Karen A. Matthews✉(Carnegie Mellon University)Sheldon Cohen(University of Pittsburgh)Lynn M. Martire(University of Pittsburgh)Michael F. Scheier(University of Pittsburgh)Andrew Baum(University of Kansas)Richard Schulz(University of Pittsburgh)

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Abstract

Enjoyable leisure activities, taken in the aggregate, are associated with psychosocial and physical measures relevant for health and well-being. Future studies should determine the extent that these behaviors in the aggregate are useful predictors of disease and other health outcomes.

Physical Activity and Health Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Health disparities and outcomesPsychosocialWaistBody mass indexPsychologyGerontologyCircumferenceClinical psychologyMedicinePsychiatry

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Aged, 80 and overActivities of Daily LivingAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAgedBlood PressureFemaleHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansHydrocortisoneLeisure ActivitiesMaleMiddle AgedPersonal Satisfaction

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SF-36 health survey: Manual and interpretation guide