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Leo Gerstberger^1,2, Elisabeth S Blanke^1,3, Jan Keller⁴

¹Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Physical activity can buffer daily stress and improve well-being. However, this stress-buffering effect of physical activity is reduced for individuals experiencing more major life events.

Keywords:

experience sampling methodology physical activity positive and negative affect stress stress buffering

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Psychology
Behavioral Science
Health Science

Background:

Daily hassles threaten affective well-being.
Physical activity may buffer stress's impact on well-being.
Global stress context may moderate this effect.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate physical activity's stress-buffering effect on well-being.
Examine the moderating role of major life events and chronic stress.
Understand within-person dynamics of stress, physical activity, and affect.

Main Methods:

Experience sampling method with six assessments daily for 22 days.
National sample of 156 middle-aged adults (EE-SOEP-IS study).
Multilevel analyses of within-person and between-person variables.

Main Results:

Physical activity engagement significantly buffered stress-related negative affect.
The stress-buffering effect was weaker for individuals with more major life events.
Chronic stress did not moderate the stress-buffering effect.

Conclusions:

Physical activity enhances stress resilience.
The broader stress context (major life events) is crucial for understanding this effect.
Future research should consider between-person stress levels.