SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2020
Can Positive Affective Variables Mediate Intervention Effects on Physical Activity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Pooled it
- What Intervention Techniques Are Effective in Changing Positive Affective Variables and Physical Activity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Pathways of physical activity behavior after an intervention with students from vulnerable areas: a cluster randomized controlled trial based on a socioecological approach.Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Trial
- Predictors of Long-Term Exercise Engagement in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Role of Physical Activity Enjoyment.Behavior therapy · 2023Trial
- Explainable AI for Well-Being Prediction From Lifestyle Data: 2-Study Design.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- Physical fitness and enjoyment of physical activity among university students: implications for sustainable physical activity participation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Affective Response During Real-World Physical Activity as an Intervention Mediator.Exercise and sport sciences reviews · 2023Article
- The Association between Gender and Physical Activity Was Partially Mediated by Social Network Size during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Affective components in promoting physical activity: A randomized controlled trial of message framing.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
- Examining whether affectively-charged motivations predict subsequent affective response during physical activity: An ecological momentary assessment study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Enjoyment as a Predictor of Exercise Habit, Intention to Continue Exercising, and Exercise Frequency: The Intensity Traits Discrepancy Moderation Role.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- A Short Version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Did You Enjoy It? The Role of Intensity-Trait Preference/Tolerance in Basic Psychological Needs and Exercise Enjoyment.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Well-developed theories are necessary to guide the public in increasing physical activity (PA) and promoting physical health. The role of positive affective variables (PAVs) in exercise is gaining more attention, but none of the literature has provided a systematic review and quantitative analysis of its mediating role. Therefore, the purposes of this study are (1) to systematically review studies of PA interventions, that use PAVs as the mediating variables, in order to evaluate and provide narrative summaries of these studies; (2) to statistically synthesize evidence for the mechanism of the effects of PAVs on PA outcomes. To conduct an extensive search, a PRISMA-compliant protocol was completed, and five electronic databases had been searched by 1 April 2020. We used a two-stage structural equation modeling (TSSEM) analysis approach to test how interventions trigger the critical PA change process to influence outcomes. The search strategy generated 1,732 papers potentially relevant to this study; forty of these studies met the data extraction criteria for meta-analytic mediation analysis. The path coefficient from intervention to PAV
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