Investigating associations between physical activity, stress experience, and affective wellbeing during an examination period using experience sampling and accelerometry.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies reported that physical activity could buffer the negative association of psychological stress with affective wellbeing. However, the studies that examined this relation in everyday life have assessed physical activity only by self-report but not with objective measures such as accelerometry. We therefore investigated the associations of both subjectively and objectively measured physical activity with stress experiences and affective wellbeing. A total of 90 university students participated in a 10-day experience sampling and diary study during their examination period and reported about stress experiences, physical activity, and affective states. Physical activity was additionally assessed using accelerometry in 50 of the participants. Subjectively assessed physical activ

SUBMITTER: Hachenberger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10232510 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature