Acute effect of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on state anxiety and anger symptoms evoked by aversive stimuli in young women: A randomized clinical trial
Concurrent exposure to emotionally aversive stimuli during moderate-intensity aerobic exercise does not reduce acute anxiety or anger in young women and may amplify anger responses. Emotional context may override the affective benefits typically associated with aerobic exercise.
Authors
- João Victor Rosa de Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4369-1425)
- Marilia Santos Andrade
- Mila Alves Matos Rodrigues
- Vinnycius Nunes de Oliveira
- Nicolas Evangelista Marques
- Bráulio Evangelista de Lima
- Ricardo Borges Viana
- Rodrigo Luiz Vancini
- Beat Knechtle
- Katja Weiss
- Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira
Institutions
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106714
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00