BACKGROUND Despite considerable knowledge about musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and physical, psychosocial and individual risk factors there is limited knowledge about physical activity as a factor in preventing MSD. In addition, studies of physical activity are often limited to either leisure activity or physical activity at work. Studies among military personnel on the association between phy...

BACKGROUND Calls for public health initiatives to increase adolescent leisure-time physical activity suggest that increasing activity in this age group will reduce social inequalities in health. While the public health benefits of exercise are undisputed, there is little evidence on its role in reducing health inequalities. The paper examines the extent to which adolescent leisure-time physical...

Affective complexity, a manifestation of psychological well-being, refers to the relative independence between positive and negative affect (PA, NA). According to the Dynamic Model of Affect (DMA), stressful situations lead to highly inverse PA-NA relationship, reducing affective complexity. Meanwhile, positive events can sustain affective complexity by restoring PA-NA independence. Leisure, a ...

Productivity, to some extent, is a by-product of all video games: game players are constantly forced to be productive with their avatars, making the best of in-game resources. Productive play also often comes from games such as Wii Fit and Brain Age: these are video games that offer real world productivity in exchange for play. Additionally, other researchers (some on this panel) have examined ...

background and purpose: personal identity is the sense of being distinct from other individuals, which is of paramount importance during adolescence. modern theories suggest that young adults perceive personal identity in different ways, and several factors affect this phenomenon. leisure time activities are a significant element during adolescence. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship...

introduction: industrial lifestyle considered as one of the main problems of humanity, because it result in reduced mobility and activities of people. leisure time and the ways which is spent is a novel concepts which had been found its true meaning in accordance with rising  various technologies and industrialization of societies. nowedays, recreational sports with sports-related leisure time ...

background: one of the new concepts that have found their true meaning with technological advancement and the industrialization of societies is leisure time and how it is spent. recreational sports and frequent leisure activities are the most relevant and essential types of spending leisure time. therefore, this study attempted to examine how faculty members of isfahan university of medical sci...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relation between psychosocial and physical factors at work, as well as conditions during leisure time, and low back pain (LBP) over 24 years. METHODS The study group consisted of 252 women and 232 men. From a previous study conducted in 1969, data on psychosocial and physical conditions and LBP were available. Data on LBP for 1971-93 were obtained retrospectively...