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Physical Activity Predicts Emotion-Context-Sensitivity
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Shields, Morgan Christina
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1399133615
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Year and Degree
, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Abstract
It has been well-documented that physical activity is beneficial to both physical and psychological well-being. However, the mechanisms underlying the relation between physical activity and psychological functioning are not entirely understood. The current study investigated the association between physical activity and emotion-context-sensitivity through examination of both facial behavior and self-report affect during a social rejection and acceptance task. In addition, we investigated the potential mechanism of resting HRV and executive functioning. We were able to show a strong link between physical activity and adaptive negative emotion responsivity. While we did not find evidence for mediation through HRV and executive functioning, we did see linear associations between HRV, executive functioning, and adaptive positive emotion responsivity. This is the first study to document such an association using combined emotion measurements of facial behavior and self-report affect. This study expands upon prior research and provides a good foundation from which future research can build in regards to understanding the interplay between physical activity and emotion-context-sensitivity.
Committee
Karin Coifman (Advisor)
Ellen Glickman (Committee Member)
Susan Roxburgh (Committee Member)
Mary Beth Spitznagel (Committee Member)
Pages
47 p.
Subject Headings
Physiological Psychology
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Psychology
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Public Health
Keywords
Emotion Regulation, Physical Activity, Exercise, Emotion-Context-Sensitivity, Adaptive, Peer-Rejection, Peer-Acceptance, Heart-Rate-Variability, Executive Functioning, Neurocognitive Funcitoning
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Shields, M. C. (2014).
Physical Activity Predicts Emotion-Context-Sensitivity
[Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1399133615
APA Style (7th edition)
Shields, Morgan.
Physical Activity Predicts Emotion-Context-Sensitivity .
2014. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1399133615.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Shields, Morgan. "Physical Activity Predicts Emotion-Context-Sensitivity ." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1399133615
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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