Effectiveness of acute aerobic exercise in regulating emotions in individuals with test anxiety.

Autor: Wu L; Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China., Zhou R; Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China; Department of Psychology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China; State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence Production Technology and Systems, Beijing 100083, China. Electronic address: rlzhou@nju.edu.cn.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biological psychology [Biol Psychol] 2024 Nov; Vol. 193, pp. 108873. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108873
Abstrakt: High levels of test anxiety can cause negative emotional interference and have adverse effects in multiple aspects. It is currently unclear whether acute aerobic exercise can effectively reduce a series of negative emotions triggered by test anxiety. This study investigates the impact of 30 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on the subjective emotional responses and frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) in individuals with high test anxiety. Forty-four college students with high test anxiety were randomly assigned to an aerobic exercise group and a control group. Each group underwent two tests, involving subjective scale measurements and resting-state EEG recordings, with a seven-day interval between tests. Results showed that after 30 min of moderate-intensity acute aerobic exercise, the intervention group had significantly reduced scores in subjective negative emotional experiences, and FAA indicators significantly increased. The study suggests that acute aerobic exercise can enhance the emotional regulation ability of college students with high test anxiety and reduce their negative emotions.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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