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Associations of television viewing time with adults' well-being and vitality
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posted on 2014-12-01, 00:00 authored by P C Dempsey, Bethany Howard, B M Lynch, N Owen, David DunstanDavid DunstanTelevision (TV) viewing, a common leisure-time sedentary behaviour, is associated adversely with cardio-metabolic health, fatigue, depression and mental health. However, associations of TV viewing time with health-related quality of life attributes are less well understood. We examined associations of TV viewing time with physical well-being, mental well-being and vitality in a large population-based sample of Australian adults.
History
Journal
Preventive medicineVolume
69Pagination
69 - 74Publisher
Elsevier BVLocation
Amsterdam, NetherlandsPublisher DOI
ISSN
0091-7435eISSN
1096-0260Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Elsevier BVUsage metrics
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Keywords
GenderMental healthPhysical activityQuality of lifeSedentary behaviourTelevision viewingVitalityWell-beingScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthMedicine, General & InternalGeneral & Internal MedicineQUALITY-OF-LIFEPHYSICAL-ACTIVITYSEDENTARY BEHAVIORLEISURE-TIMESITTING TIMESCREEN-TIMEPSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESSCARDIOMETABOLIC RISKMETABOLIC SYNDROMEAUSTRALIAN ADULTS