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What is the Daily Relationship Between Engaging in Physical Activity and Positive and Negative Momentary Affect?
Materlik, Leonie (2023) What is the Daily Relationship Between Engaging in Physical Activity and Positive and Negative Momentary Affect?
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| Abstract: | The relationship between physical activity and positive and negative momentary affect over time has occasionally been researched in the past. However, many of the prior studies used samples of either children and adolescents or targeted their research towards working adults. Thus, the present study focused on a target group of university students. It was assumed that higher levels of physical activity increased positive and decreased negative momentary affect. In order to measure this hypothesis, an ESM study over the course of a week was carried out. 19 participants were recruited via convenience sampling (N=19, Mage = 22.8 years, 63.2% female, 36.8% male). Participants were subjected to questionnaires on seven consecutive days, three times daily via the Ethica app. The questionnaires assessed the momentary effect and physical activities. The data analysis was conducted using a Linear Mixed Model. In line with the expectations a positive significance in the relationship between positive affect and physical activity as well as negative effect regarding negative affect and activity. These findings suggest that higher levels of physical activity led to more positive and less negative momentary affect. The individual comparison showed that the individual that engaged in more physical activity showed higher levels of positive affect than the participant who rarely was active. Therefore, these findings highlight the importance of physical activity for positive momentary affect. Future research should consider a bigger sample size and a different measurement of physical activity. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95338 |
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