Complex interplay between emotional states and gait parameters: a domain-specific investigation in healthy young adults.

ABSTRACT: Emotional states significantly influence human movement, yet specific relationships between naturally occurring moods and gait parameters remain poorly understood. This study investigated how naturally occurring mood states affect gait characteristics in young adults (n = 16), accounting for time-of-day variations and individual-level differences. Participants completed mood assessments and instrumented gait analysis across five sessions throughout an academic semester. Principal component analysis identified five distinct gait domains (phase, variability, rhythmicity, temporal, and spatial), explaining 84.67% of total variance. Linear mixed-effects models with random intercepts showed that negative moods distinctly affected temporal (β = 0.675, p = 0.012) and spatial (β = 0.522, p = 0.045

SUBMITTER: Adlou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11933162 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature