Abstract
The present study was an effort to examine the extent to
which the different states of arousal, as induced through exercise and manipulation of positive mood, interact to affect
attentional processes. Thirty-four healthy participants were
randomly assigned into 2 mood conditions: neutral and positive. A computerized auditory continuous performance test
was used to measure attentional performance. Following
baseline performance at rest and mood induction, participants completed the test while walking on a treadmill. Results showed that the impact of physical exercise-induced
arousal on attention varied as a function of mood, such that
while exercising, participants were able to maintain detectability scores and refrain from making an exaggerated number of commission errors only following positive (but not
neutral) mood induction. These findings suggest that the
impact of exercise on attention may depend on other key
variables, such as mood
which the different states of arousal, as induced through exercise and manipulation of positive mood, interact to affect
attentional processes. Thirty-four healthy participants were
randomly assigned into 2 mood conditions: neutral and positive. A computerized auditory continuous performance test
was used to measure attentional performance. Following
baseline performance at rest and mood induction, participants completed the test while walking on a treadmill. Results showed that the impact of physical exercise-induced
arousal on attention varied as a function of mood, such that
while exercising, participants were able to maintain detectability scores and refrain from making an exaggerated number of commission errors only following positive (but not
neutral) mood induction. These findings suggest that the
impact of exercise on attention may depend on other key
variables, such as mood
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |