Journal article
Don't worry, be active: Positive affect and habitual physical activity
JA Pasco, FN Jacka, LJ Williams, SL Brennan, E Leslie, M Berk
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Published : 2011
Abstract
Objective: The aim of ths study was to examine the association between habitual physical activity and positive and negative affect. Method: This cross-sectional study included 276 women aged 20 +, from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study. Habitual physical activity and other lifestyle exposures were assessed by questionnaire, concurrent with anthropometric assessments. Physical activity was categorized as very active, moderately active or sedentary. Positive and negative affect scores were derived from the validated 20 item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) self-report and were categorized into tertiles. Results: There was a pattern of lower positive affect scores for lower levels of ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and an unrestricted grant from Eli Lilly, but they played no part in the design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or in preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. F.J. and S.B. are recipients of NHMRC Early Career Fellowships. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.