Table 4. Summary of the acute bi-directional associations between affect, physical feeling states, and physical activity.
Feeling States Predicting Subsequent Physical Activity | |||||
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MVPA 15-Minute1 | MVPA 30-Minute1 | LPA 15-Minute | LPA 30-Minute | ||
Positive Affect | WP Association | + | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | n.s. | n.s. | |
Negative Affect | WP Association | - | n.s | + | + |
BP Association | + | n.s | n.s. | n.s. | |
Energy | WP Association | n.s | + | + | + |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | + | + | |
Fatigue | WP Association | - | n.s | n.s. | n.s. |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | n.s. | n.s. | |
Physical Activity Predicting Subsequent Feeling States | |||||
Positive Affect | Negative Affect | Energy | Fatigue | ||
MVPA 15-Minute | WP Association | n.s | n.s | + | n.s |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s | |
MVPA 30-Minute | WP Association | n.s | n.s | + | n.s |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s | |
LPA 15-Minute | WP Association | n.s | + | + | - |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s | |
LPA 30-Minute | WP Association | n.s | + | + | - |
BP Association | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s |
Note: WP = within-person, BP = between-person, MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, LPA = light physical activity, n.s. = no significant association, + = significant positive association, - = significant negative association.
Only included occasions when non-zero MVPA minutes were spent within the corresponding time window.