Bidirectional relationship of stress and affect with physical activity and healthy eating.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Physical activity and healthy eating seem to be protective against experiencing stress and negative affect as well as increase positive affect. At the same time, previous studies showed that people reduce salutogenic behaviours such as physical activity and healthy eating in the face of stress and negative affect while increasing such behaviours in the context of positive affect. Due to daily fluctuations of these behaviours, the present study examined these relationships in daily life using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).

Design and methods

Fifty-one university students responded to six daily prompts during 7 days via smartphone-based EMA. Items examined stress, emotional experience, physical activity duration, and healthy eating.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Schultchen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6767465 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature