Does Affective Valence During and Immediately Following a 10-Min Walk Predict Concurrent and Future Physical Activity?

作者：Williams David M^*; Dunsiger Shira; Jennings Ernestine G; Marcus Bess H

来源：Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2012, 44(1): 43-51.

DOI：10.1007/s12160-012-9362-9

• Core affect
• Feeling scale
• Exercise
• Physical activity

Background Affect may be important for understanding physical activity behavior.
Purpose To examine whether affective valence (i.e., good/bad feelings) during and immediately following a brief walk predicts concurrent and future physical activity.
Methods At months 6 and 12 of a 12-month physical activity promotion trial, healthy low-active adults (N=146) reported affective valence during and immediately following a 10-min treadmill walk. Dependent variables were self-reported minutes/week of lifestyle physical activity at months 6 and 12.
Results Affect reported during the treadmill walk was cross-sectionally (month 6: beta=028.6, p=0.008; month 12: beta=026.6, p=0.021) and longitudinally (beta=014.8, p=0.030) associated with minutes/week of physical activity. Affect reported during a 2-min cool down was cross-sectionally (month 6: beta=21.1, p=0.034; month 12: beta=30.3, p<0.001), but not longitudinally associated with minutes/week of physical activity. Affect reported during a postcool-down seated rest was not associated with physical activity.
Conclusions During-behavior affect is predictive of concurrent and future physical activity behavior.

• 出版日期2012-8