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Interventions to Promote Positive Affect and Physical Activity in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults-A Systematic Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Tools' Effectiveness on Physical Activity Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: Umbrella Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Pooled it
- Can Positive Affective Variables Mediate Intervention Effects on Physical Activity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Positive Affect as a Transdiagnostic Target for Reducing Adolescent Depression & Suicide Risk: Do Mindfulness, Savoring, & Gratitude Help?Journal of adolescence · 2026Trial
- Joy to the Rehabilitation World: A Call to Incorporate Enjoyment Into Clinical Practice.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional associations between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for physical activity and body composition in adolescents with obesity.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- Temporal Predictions from Anhedonia To Anxiety in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Mapping Hot Spots and Global Research Trends in Exergaming Between 1997 and 2024: Bibliometric Analysis.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Examining the role of anticipated enjoyment and intention in predicting attendance in exercise classes.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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- Association between Depressive Symptoms, Physical Activity, and Health Factors in Hispanic Emerging Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a co-designed physical activity intervention for rural middle schoolers: a pilot study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of Teaching the Teacher Interventions in Improving the Physical Activity among Adolescents in Schools: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A comprehensive scoping review of intergenerational dance programmes for cohorts with a generational gap.PloS one · 2024Article
- Enjoyment as a Predictor of Exercise Habit, Intention to Continue Exercising, and Exercise Frequency: The Intensity Traits Discrepancy Moderation Role.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Differences and Associations between Physical Activity Motives and Types of Physical Activity among Adolescent Boys and Girls.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Anticipatory and Anticipated Emotions in Regular and Non-regular Exercisers - A Qualitative Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Investigating the relation between positive affective responses and exercise instigation habits in an affect-based intervention for exercise trainers: A longitudinal field study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- An Intervention Pattern of Family Parent-Child Physical Activity Based on a Smartphone App for Preschool Children during COVID-19.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Age-varying Bi-directional Associations Between Momentary Affect and Movement Behaviors in Children: Evidence From a Multi-wave Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Article
- The Effect of Teacher Autonomy Support on Leisure-Time Physical Activity via Cognitive Appraisals and Achievement Emotions: A Mediation Analysis Based on the Control-Value Theory.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Interventions to promote physical activity (PA) in children, adolescents and young adults based on social-cognitive theories often fail to increase PA. In recent years, affect-based approaches have gained interest, but the current state of research is not sufficiently reported. Therefore, a systematic review about the influence of interventions to promote positive affect and PA enjoyment and PA in children, adolescents and young adults was conducted. Literature searches were carried out including studies published between September 2009 and April 2019. Intervention studies targeting healthy children, adolescents or young adults and measuring enjoyment and PA were included. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria, including five group-based PA interventions, three multi-component school interventions, two internet-based interventions and three exergaming interventions. Most studies use multiple components in their intervention. Group-based PA programs incorporating task-oriented teaching styles and opportunities for voluntary PA are most consistently associated with positive findings. This review shows moderate evidence of interventions for children, adolescents and young adults being effective in increasing enjoyment and PA. Besides physical education and comprehensive school interventions, heterogenous intervention designs limit the comparability of studies. Future research should focus on theory-based, multi-component interventions with mediator analyses.
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