@article{ref1,
title="Affect and exercise: positive affective expectations can increase post-exercise mood and exercise intentions",
journal="Annals of behavioral medicine",
year="2014",
author="Helfer, Suzanne G. and Elhai, Jon D. and Geers, Andrew L.",
volume="49",
number="2",
pages="269-279",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Prior research has found affect to predict exercise. Little research has examined the causal influence of exercise-related affect on exercise intentions. <br><br>PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to test whether expectations about post-exercise affect can be successfully manipulated to produce changes in post-exercise affect and exercise intentions. We also tested whether cognitively elaborating on the expectation would increase the duration of the expectation effect. <br><br>METHODS: Participants (59 men, 89 women) were exposed to an affective expectation manipulation as well as an elaboration manipulation and then completed 10 min of light-intensity exercise on a stationary bicycle in the laboratory. Participants also completed a 2-week follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: Affective expectation participants displayed more positive post-exercise affect and exercise intentions than no-expectation participants (ps < .05). Affective expectation participants who also elaborated on that expectation reported more positive post-exercise affect during the follow-up than the no-elaboration participants (p < .05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Expectations about positive post-exercise affect can be experimentally manipulated to increase exercise-related feelings and intentions. The duration of this effect increases when individuals cognitively elaborate on the expectation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0883-6612",
doi="10.1007/s12160-014-9656-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-014-9656-1"
}