People with a negative view of leisure activities like watching tv were more likely to be anxious and depressed. Justin Paget/Getty Images Selin Malkoc is a professor of marketing at the Ohio State University who studies consumer behavior. As a Turkish person, she noticed Americans resist downtime and researched how this can affect overall well-being. Study participants with negative views of leisure were more likely to be stressed, anxious, and depressed. See more stories on Insider's business page. When I first took my now-husband to Turkey, I tried to prepare myself for anything that could go wrong – delayed flights,