Affective responses to stretching exercises: Exploring the timing of assessments

Henriques, Leonor; Ekkekakis, Panteleimon; Rodrigues, Filipe; Monteiro, Diogo; Bastos, Vasco

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102490

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“…The authors' respective research teams are currently conducting research in which multiple affect-related constructs are assessed, thus allowing for examination of multiple causal pathways proposed in the AHBF. In a randomized trial examining the effects of self-paced versus moderate intensity exercise prescriptions on exercise behavior among midlife adults, Connell Bohlen et al (2023) are using EMA to assess affective response to exercise, incidental affect, and hedonic motivation for exercise. In the context of the smart-phone app that delivers the EMA protocol, participants also respond to self-report assessments of affective judgments, anticipated affective response, remembered affect, and hedonic motivation.…”

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Guidelines for assessment of affect-related constructs

Williams,

Rhodes

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Research on affect-related constructs as determinants of health behavior is increasing. The Affect and Health Behavior Framework (AHBF) provides a schematic structure to label, organize, and integrate affect-related constructs. To further facilitate research and theory development in health behavior science, the purpose of the present paper is to provide a critical review and guidelines for assessment of the affect-related constructs in the AHBF. The paper is organized based on the categories of constructs in the AHBF: Affective response to health behavior, incidental affect, affect processing, and affectively charged motivation. Future research should work toward parsing constructs where possible as well as identifying overlap. Researchers are advised to consider conceptual underpinnings and methodological nuances when assessing affect-related constructs in order to build a cumulative science of affective determinants of health behavior.

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Section: Recommendations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for assessment of affect-related constructs

Williams,

Rhodes

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Exercise intensity agreement, need satisfaction, and exercise behavior: A sex‐moderated mediation model

Teixeira,

Andrade,

Faria

et al. 2024

European Journal of Sport Science

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Several theoretical frameworks have been used to understand exercise adherence. Basic psychological needs (BPN), grounded on self‐determination theory, have received large attention for this purpose. More recently, the hedonic theory and the assumptions related to the exercise characteristics (e.g., intensity) that can bolster positive affective responses have been revitalized. This study aimed to explore the associations between the agreement of current exercise intensity and the one individually preferred, BPN satisfaction/frustration, enjoyment, the intention to continue exercise, and exercise frequency. Additionally, an exploration of the direct and indirect effects while testing sex as a moderator was performed. A sample of 369 exercisers (Mage = 43.6, standard deviation = 12.96; 214 females) enrolled in 26 health clubs participated in this study voluntarily. Data were received in a first‐approach descriptive and correlational analyses. Next, a moderated mediation was performed using model 15 (PROCESS v.4.2). As a result, agreement in preference for exercise intensity was positively associated with enjoyment (r = 0.35), intention (r = 0.43), and all needs satisfaction (ranging from r = 0.12 to r = 0.45) and negatively associated with all needs frustration (ranging from r = −0.15 to r = −0.31). In the moderated mediation analysis, the same pattern of results emerged in direct effects. Indirect effects were significant for autonomy in the enjoyment and frequency models. Findings suggest that promoting an individually adjusted training intensity may foster BPN satisfaction. It appears to be present an independent (of needs) and positive association with exercise enjoyment and intention to continue exercising.

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Individualized pleasure-oriented exercise sessions, exercise frequency, and affective outcomes: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Teixeira,

Bastos,

Andrade

et al. 2024

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Background Affective responses are increasingly recognized as potentially effective intervention targets that may facilitate exercise and physical activity behavior change. While emerging correlational evidence suggests that more pleasant affective responses are associated with higher participation and adherence, experimental evidence remains scarce. In light of this, we conducted a preregistered, pragmatic, single-blinded, superiority randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups, with the goal of determining the impact of an individualized exercise-intensity prescription targeting pleasure on exercise frequency. Methods Forty-seven non-regular exercisers were randomized into two groups. For both groups, the intervention consisted of three exercise sessions based on the Frequency-Intensity-Time-Type (FITT) principle. However, the experimental group also received an individualized intensity prescription based on prior assessment of preference for and tolerance of exercise intensity, as well as instructions emphasizing the promotion of pleasure as a basis for self-regulating exercise intensity. The primary outcome was gymnasium attendance over an eight-week follow-up period. Secondary outcomes were affective valence and arousal, post-exercise enjoyment, core affective exercise experiences, and anticipated and remembered affect. Results Forty-six participants were retained for analysis (Mage = 32.00; SD = 8.62 years; 56.5% female). Compared to the control group, the experimental group exhibited 77% higher session attendance (14.35 vs. 8.13 sessions) over the eight-week follow-up period (group main effect p = .018, η2p = .120; Cohen’s d ranged from 0.28 to 0.91 during follow-up). Also, the experimental group reported higher levels of pleasure during the intervention sessions (for all group main effects, p < .001, η2p from .33 to .37) and higher levels of remembered pleasure (group main effect p = .021, η2p = .116) and anticipated pleasure (group main effect p = .022, η2p = .114). No harm was detected. Conclusions These results demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of an intervention aimed at enhancing affective responses to exercise in improving short-term session attendance. Trial registration ClinicalTrial.gov NCT05416593.

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Affective responses to stretching exercises: Exploring the timing of assessments

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References 46 publications

Guidelines for assessment of affect-related constructs

Guidelines for assessment of affect-related constructs

Exercise intensity agreement, need satisfaction, and exercise behavior: A sex‐moderated mediation model

Individualized pleasure-oriented exercise sessions, exercise frequency, and affective outcomes: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

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