2016
DOI: 10.1177/2165222816634038
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A Preliminary Investigation Into the Use of the Emotional Contagion Effect in the Exercise Environment

Abstract: Based upon the theory of Emotional Contagion, the purpose of this investigation was to examine whether the use of positively-charged imagery could create a more positive exercise experience. Participants were randomly allocated into one of three test conditions ('neutral', 'happy' and control) whereupon they performed two step-aerobic sessions; baseline/ familiarisation and experimental. Upon completion of the trials various exercise related, psychological measures were taken (Session RPE, FS, Enjoyment and Su… Show more

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“…Different part of the brain may process the separately aspects of emotion. However, because the brain integrates the emotional information it receives, each of the emotional components acts on and is acted upon by the others [6].…”
Section: The Emotional Contagion and Moodmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Different part of the brain may process the separately aspects of emotion. However, because the brain integrates the emotional information it receives, each of the emotional components acts on and is acted upon by the others [6].…”
Section: The Emotional Contagion and Moodmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The satisfaction that customer accepts from service can induce a pleasant experience, thus, showing this feeling can enhance the employee performance to provide better service (Huang & Dai, 2010). This tendency due to imitating others' emotion can occur in many circumstances, including service context (Elliott & Charlton, 2016). This is called emotional contagion.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%