A preliminary investigation into the use of the emotional contagion effect in the exercise environment

David Elliott; Lucy Charlton

doi:10.1177/2165222816634038

A preliminary investigation into the use of the emotional contagion effect in the exercise environment

David Elliott
, Lucy Charlton

University of Cumbria

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Abstract

Based upon the theory of Emotional Contagion, the purpose of this investigation was to examine whether the use of positively-charged imagery could create a more positive exercise experience. Participants were randomly allocated into one of three test conditions (‘neutral’, ‘happy’ and control) whereupon they performed two step-aerobic sessions; baseline/familiarisation and experimental. Upon completion of the trials various exercise related, psychological measures were taken (Session RPE, FS, Enjoyment and Subjective Exercise Experience). A 3 × 2 Factorial MANOVA was used to assess for main effects and between condition interactions. There was no evidence of any effect for any of the DVs. ES data appeared to support this conclusion. Numerous recommendations are made to direct future research into this area.

Original language	English
Journal	Comprehensive Psychology
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2165222816634038
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2016

Keywords

emotional contagion
exercise
mood
enjoyment
effort sense

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