Same-day, cross-day, and upward spiral relations between positive affect and positive health behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This project investigated same-day and lagged (i.e., from one day to the next) associations between daily positive affect and three distinct positive health behaviours: physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and meditation. Cross-day analyses also examined the role of positive affect felt during the targeted health behaviours.

Design

Secondary data analyses used a 9-week daily diary study in which midlife adults (N = 217) were randomized to learn one of two contemplative practices (i.e., mindfulness meditation or loving-kindness meditation) while reporting nightly on their emotions and health behaviours.

Results

Results of same-day analyses revealed positive associations, both between-person and within-person, for the three positive health beh

SUBMITTER: Fredrickson BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9536170 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature