TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schinköth, Michaela
A1  - Weymar, Mathias
A1  - Brand, Ralf
T1  - Listening to the heart
BT  - Getting closer to the somatic core of affective valuation of exercise through heart rate variability analysis
JF  - Psychology of sport and exercise
N2  - Objective: The affective-reflective theory of physical inactivity and exercise suggests that the mere thought of exercise can lead to an immediate somato-affective response which, if negative, will drive a physically inactive person to maintain his or her current exercise-avoidant behavior. This study aimed to test the assumption that the somatic core of this affective response can be identified by means of heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. Design: This study followed a within-subject experimental design. Method. Participants were 91 adult men and women whose HR and HRV were monitored whilst they viewed exercise-related and control pictures in a laboratory setting. Results: Analyses revealed a decrease in HRV during the viewing of exercise-related pictures in less physically active participants. These participants reported that the same pictures elicited feelings with relatively low affective valence and arousal. There were no changes in HR.
KW  - Dual-process
KW  - Motivation
KW  - Valence
KW  - Arousal
KW  - Psychophysiology
KW  - Self-assessment manikin (SAM)
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101541
SN  - 1469-0292
SN  - 1878-5476
VL  - 45
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -