How Do Emotions and Feelings Regulate Physical Activity?

• Main Author: Ralf Brand (auth)
• Other Authors: Darko Jekauc (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; implicit; enjoyment; automatic evaluation; emotions; regulation; mood; affect; exercise; feelings; physical activity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Up to date the scientific discussion about how frequency and regularity of physical activity can be increased is dominated by social-cognitive models. However, increasing evidence suggests that emotions and feelings have greater influence on physical activity than originally assumed (Rhodes, Fiala,...