Keeping Things Positive: Affect as a Mediator between Physical Activity and Psychological Functioning

• Main Authors: Aliakbar Foroughi (Author), Nils T. Henschel (Author), Hassan Shahi (Author), Scott S. Hall (Author), Lawrence S. Meyers (Author), Kheirollah Sadeghi (Author), Aliakbar Parvizifard (Author), Klaus Boehnke (Author), Serge Brand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Higher physical activity is generally associated with more favorable psychological functioning. However, the role of positive and negative affect in such associations is unclear. Accordingly, this cross-sectional study explored whether affect mediated the relationship of physical activity with psych...