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Passive leisure activities

Passive leisure activities has been studied in 2 papers since 2023: 2 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Mar 1, 2023: “The short-term effects of activity engagement on working memory performance in older age”.

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2 papers study it2 findingsUpdated

“results from a multilevel model showed that passive leisure activities were negatively associated with working memory.”
The short-term effects of activity engagement on working memory performance in older agePsychology and aging2023doi:10.1037/pag0000727

None of its findings points the other way.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Universität Zürich and 1 more
  • Humans2

What did studies of Passive leisure activities find?

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Studies of Passive leisure activities measured 1 outcome; the most studied are working memory (2 studies).

Working memory

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2 studies

  1. Passive leisure activities impair working memory in humans.

    “results from a multilevel model showed that passive leisure activities were negatively associated with working memory.”

    Humanswithin-person concurrent associations15 daysn = 150

    The short-term effects of activity engagement on working memory performance in older age

    Psychology and aging

  2. Passive leisure activities impair working memory in humans.

    “passive leisure activities were associated with worse working memory performance 6 h later”

    Humans6 hn = 150

    The Mediating Role of Affective States in Short-Term Effects of Activity Engagement on Working Memory in Older Age

    Gerontology

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