ReviewFrontiers in psychology2015
The Acute Relationships Between Affect, Physical Feeling States, and Physical Activity in Daily Life: A Review of Current Evidence.
Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An individual participant data meta-analysis of how physical activity relates to affective well-being in daily life.Nature human behaviour · 2026Pooled it
- Association Between Physical Activity and Indicators of Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Prospective Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials in Western Countries.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Within-person association between affect and physical activity related to depressive symptomatology: A systematic review and methodological reflections.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Pooled it
- The Within-Subject Association of Physical Behavior and Affective Well-Being in Everyday Life: A Systematic Literature Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Use of Electronic Ecological Momentary Assessment Methodologies in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep Research in Young Adults: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Associations Between Social Cognitive Determinants and Movement-Related Behaviors in Studies Using Ecological Momentary Assessment Methods: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Methods and Procedures Used in Ecological Momentary Assessments of Diet and Physical Activity Research in Youth: An Adapted STROBE Checklist for Reporting EMA Studies (CREMAS).Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Pooled it
- Working Through Your Emotions: Exercise Repairs the Experience of Positive and Negative Emotions Through Cognitive Emotion Regulation After a Recalled Stressor.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Trial
- Walking and Daily Affect Among Sedentary Older Adults Measured Using the StepMATE App: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Reciprocal within-day associations between incidental affect and exercise: An EMA study.Psychology & health · 2018Trial
- Expectations affect psychological and neurophysiological benefits even after a single bout of exercise.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- Using Momentary Measures to Understand Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance: Protocol for a Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Group, Subgroup and Person-Specific Longitudinal Associations Between Physical Activity and Affect in Individuals With and Without Depressive and Anxiety Disorders.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2026Article
- Using network science to examine temporal relationships between 24-hour movement behaviors and depression during the transition to college: protocol for a prospective cohort study.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2026Article
- Using Network Science to Examine Temporal Relationships between 24-Hour Movement Behaviors and Depression During the Transition to College: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.Research square · 2026Article
- Positive effects of brief body exercises on mood: An interventional EMA study.Neuroscience applied · 2026Article
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- Dynamic interactions between physical activity, exercise adherence, and adverse psychological states in Chinese older adults: a cross-lagged network analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Until recently, most studies investigating the acute relationships between affective and physical feeling states and physical activity were conducted in controlled laboratory settings, whose results might not translate well to everyday life. This review was among the first attempts to synthesize current evidence on the acute (e.g., within a few hours) relationships between affective and physical feeling states and physical activity from studies conducted in free-living, naturalistic settings in non-clinical populations. A systematic literature search yielded 14 eligible studies for review. Six studies tested the relationship between affective states and subsequent physical activity; findings from these studies suggest that positive affective states were positively associated with physical activity over the next few hours while negative affective states had no significant association. Twelve studies tested affective states after physical activity and yielded consistent evidence for physical activity predicting higher positive affect over the next few hours. Further, there was some evidence that physical activity was followed by a higher level of energetic feelings in the next few hours. The evidence for physical activity reducing negative affect in the next few hours was inconsistent and inconclusive. Future research in this area should consider recruiting more representative study participants, utilizing higher methodological standards for assessment (i.e., electronic devices combined with accelerometry), reporting patterns of missing data, and investigating pertinent moderators and mediators (e.g., social and physical context, intensity, psychological variables). Knowledge gained from this topic could offer valuable insights for promoting daily physical activity adoption and maintenance in non-clinical populations.
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