Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read/socialize, says study

From the page: "A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December issue of the journal Social Indicators...

Reviewed by lekahe Nov 20 2008, 09:53am ( 8 reviews ) • physorg.com

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Rated by 3w9sh5o6e7f on Nov 20 2008, 3:08pm

30 year study concludes prolonged TV viewing creates unhappy and unfulfilled people.
Rated by lekahe on Nov 20 2008, 9:53am

From the page: "A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December issue of the journal Social Indicators Research"
Rated by Kashh on Nov 18 2008, 4:53am

From the page: "Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read/socialize"
Rated by VersesOverCoffee on Nov 15 2008, 12:50pm

Turn off the TV and go read & make true connections with people.
Rated by geojim56 on Nov 15 2008, 7:48am

From the page: "A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December issue of the journal Social Indicators Research."
Reviewed by abyss908 on Nov 14 2008, 9:15pm

They really don't prove their point. The fact that there are more people who watch TV than don't just proves their data. Most people are probably unhappy. I don't think TV is the cause of their unhappiness.
Rated by geoglyph on Nov 14 2008, 4:44pm

what a load of rubbish. must have been a biased sample

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