Mental Simulation to Promote Exercise Intentions and Behaviors.

ABSTRACT: Mental simulation, which employs specific patterns of imagery, can increase the intention to exercise as well as actual engagement in exercise. The present studies explored the effects of mental simulation on the intention to engage in exercise while regulating emotions. The first study confirmed that mental simulation did promote intentions of participants. The second found that video-primed mental simulation was a more effective method of exercise intention promotion than semantic-primed and image-primed mental simulation. In the third study, it was found that combining process-based and outcome-based mental simulations increased exercise intentions. Positive emotions mediated imagery ability and intention to exercise. The final study found that the mental simulation interventions most e

SUBMITTER: Zhong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637839 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature