There has been increasing evidence that psychological stress is a risk factor in the development of heart disease. How an individual copes with stress will determine its impact on his or her health. The literature proposes that the effects of stress can be minimized, reduced, or reversed by factors such as goal-directed activity, physical exercise, relaxation, or emotionally supportive relation...

Regular physical activity has a significant impact on health. There is scientific evidence for prescription of exercise in the treatment of at least 26 different chronic non-communicable diseases. Furthermore, it has an indirect role in the preservation of work capacity. The aim of this study was to review the published results of research on the relationship between leisure-time PA and absente...

During 2007 and 2008 smoking bans were gradually implemented in all of Germany’s sixteen federal states to prohibit bars, restaurants, dance clubs. Aimed at reducing improving health, tobacco control policies are often controversially discussed as they entail potential side effects. We exploit regional variation identify effects on life satisfaction leisure time satisfaction. Difference-in-diff...