The association between short periods of everyday life activities and affective states. A replication study using ambulatory assessment.

Autor/inn/en	Bossmann, Thomas; Kanning, Martina; Koudela-Hamila, Susanne; Hey, Stefan; Ebner-Priemer, Ulrich
Titel	The association between short periods of everyday life activities and affective states. A replication study using ambulatory assessment. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Assoziation zwischen kurzen Perioden der Alltags-Aktivität und affektiven Zuständen. Eine Replikationsstudie mit ambulanter Beurteilung.
Quelle	In: Frontiers in psychology, 4 (2013) Art. 102, 7 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00102
Schlagwörter	Schüler; Aktivität; Affektives Lernen; Bewegung (Motorische); Bewegungsanalyse; Alltag; Jugendlicher; Deutschland
Abstract	Regularly conducted exercise programs effectively influence affective states. Studies suggest that this is also true for short bouts of physical activity (PA) of 10 min or less. Accordingly, everyday life activities of short duration might be used to regulate affective states. However, this association has rarely been studied in reference to unstructured activities in ongoing real-life situations. The current study examined the influence of various everyday life activities on three dimensions of mood (valence, calmness, energetic arousal) in a predominantly inactive sample. Ambulatory Assessment (AA) was used to investigate the association between actual PA and affective states during the course of 1 day. Seventy-seven students ages 19-30 participated in the study. PA was assessed with accelerometers, and affective state assessments were conducted hourly using an e-diary with a six-item mood scale that was specially designed for AA. Multilevel analyses indicated that the mood dimensions energetic arousal (p = 0.001) and valence (p = 0.005) were positively influenced by the intensity of the activity carried out in the 10-min prior to the assessment. As their activity increased, the participants' positive feelings and energetic arousal increased. However, the students' calmness was not affected by their activity levels. The findings highlight the importance of integrating short activity intervals of 10 min or less into everyday life routines to improve affective states. Verf.-Referat.
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2015/1