Acute aerobic exercise helps overcome emotion regulation deficits
Acute aerobic exercise helps overcome emotion regulation deficits
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DOI：
10.1080/02699931.2016.1168284
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
McNally, Richard J.
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作者：
Bernstein, Emily E.;McNally, Richard J.
尽管口头智慧和一些研究表明，定期有氧运动和情绪健康之间存在联系，但这种联系的性质仍然知之甚少。我们假设有氧运动可能会改变人们对情绪的反应方式。具体地说，我们测试了情绪调节困难的人是否会从之前的锻炼中受益，并比不锻炼的人恢复得更快。参与者(N=80)完成了情绪反应倾向、情绪和焦虑的测量，并被随机分配到伸展或慢跑30分钟。然后，所有参与者都经历了相同的消极和积极情绪诱导，并报告了他们的情绪反应。分析表明，在负面情绪诱导后，更多的人感觉到在产生调控策略和参与目标导向行为方面存在困难，这预示着对应激源的反应会产生更强烈和更持久的负面影响，这是意料之中的。交互作用表明，有氧运动减弱了这些影响。适度的有氧运动可能有助于减轻最初经历调节困难的参与者的负面情绪。这项研究利用实验数据，特别是在情绪处理领域，对有氧运动的治疗效果的文献进行了贡献。
Although colloquial wisdom and some studies suggest an association between regular aerobic exercise and emotional well-being, the nature of this link remains poorly understood. We hypothesised that aerobic exercise may change the way people respond to their emotions. Specifically, we tested whether individuals experiencing difficulties with emotion regulation would benefit from a previous session of exercise and show swifter recovery than their counterparts who did not exercise. Participants (N=80) completed measures of emotion response tendencies, mood, and anxiety, and were randomly assigned to either stretch or jog for 30minutes. All participants then underwent the same negative and positive mood inductions, and reported their emotional responses. Analyses showed that more perceived difficulty generating regulatory strategies and engaging in goal-directed behaviours after the negative mood induction predicted more intense and persistent negative affect in response to the stressor, as would be expected. Interactions revealed that aerobic exercise attenuated these effects. Moderate aerobic exercise may help attenuate negative emotions for participants initially experiencing regulatory difficulties. This study contributes to the literature on aerobic exercise's therapeutic effects with experimental data, specifically in the realm of emotional processing.