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Dolan, Paul, Kavetsos, Georgios and Vlaev, Ivo (2014) The happiness workout. Social Indicators Research, 119 (3). pp. 1363-1377. doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0543-0 ISSN 0303-8300.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-013-0543-0
Abstract
This study tests for causality from exercise and physical activity to life satisfaction (LS) by applying an instrumental variable approach with the respondents’ perceived benefits of exercise participation as instruments. Using data across 25 countries from the Eurobarometer survey, our results confirm the positive association between exercise and LS. In terms of causality, the results indicate that being active increases LS for both gender, though more for men than women. One main reason for this relationship is that exercise is perceived as being pleasurable, something that policy-makers should keep in mind when designing programmes to get us off the sofa.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Social Indicators Research | ||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0303-8300 | ||||||
| Official Date: | December 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 119 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1363-1377 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11205-013-0543-0 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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