Happier People Live More Active Lives: Using Smartphones to Link Happiness and Physical Activity

Neal Lathia; Gillian M. Sandstrom; Cecilia Mascolo; Peter J. Rentfrow

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160589

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Happier People Live More Active Lives: Using Smartphones to Link Happiness and Physical Activity

Neal Lathia,

Affiliation Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Gillian M. Sandstrom,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Cecilia Mascolo,

Affiliation Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Peter J. Rentfrow

* E-mail: pjr39@cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Happier People Live More Active Lives: Using Smartphones to Link Happiness and Physical Activity

Neal Lathia,
Gillian M. Sandstrom,
Cecilia Mascolo,
Peter J. Rentfrow

Published: January 4, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160589

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Interesting finding -- and a social confounder?

Posted by efrank586 on 05 Dec 2017 at 19:34 GMT

Fascinating article, and powerful NY Times portrayal of it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2...

I wondered if you asked whether about the potential confounder of interaction with others? Often when I am moving, it is in the company of others, or basking in the prospect/experience en route to/from the company of others (I am most often seated alone writing a message such as this). As my social interactions typically are happiness-generating, I wonder about the confounding.

No competing interests declared.

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Interesting finding -- and a social confounder?

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