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Anna Schöndube1, Martina Kanning2, Reinhard Fuchs1
1Department of Sport Psychology, University of Freiburg Freiburg, Germany.
Frontiers in Psychology
|October 7, 2016
Summary
Regular exercise boosts health, but adherence is low. This study found that positive feelings encourage exercise, and exercising improves evening mood. Morning energy also predicts more exercise.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Psychology
Background:
- Regular exercise is crucial for health, yet consistent participation remains a challenge for many.
- Affective states (moods and emotions) are recognized influences on exercise behavior.
- While lab studies show exercise-affect links, the dynamic relationship in daily life is less understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the bi-directional relationship between momentary affective states and exercise in real-life settings.
- To examine if daily affective states predict exercise duration.
- To determine if exercise duration influences subsequent affective states.
Main Methods:
- Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) design used with 60 university students (aged 19-32).
- Daily assessment of affect and exercise duration via electronic diary over 20 days.
- Multilevel analysis applied to examine within-subject dynamics.
Main Results:
- Positive affective valence showed a significant positive association with daily exercise duration (p = 0.003).
- Higher daily exercise duration predicted better evening affective states (p = 0.009).
- Morning energetic arousal significantly predicted subsequent exercise duration (p = 0.045).
Conclusions:
- Affective states and exercise duration exhibit a dynamic, bi-directional relationship in daily life.
- Interventions aiming to increase exercise behavior should consider and leverage affective states.
- Within-subject analyses are valuable for understanding the interplay between affect and exercise.
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