Farris Samantha G, Legasse Aubrey, Uebelacker Lisa, Brown Richard A, Price Lawrence H, Abrantes Ana M
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
Cognit Ther Res. 2019 Feb;43(1):78-87. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9948-z. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
The subjective affective response to, and enjoyment of, physical activity are strong predictors of engagement in physical activity. Anxiety sensitivity, the fear of bodily sensations, is a cognitive factor that may inhibit the pleasurable affective experience of physical activity, possibly contributing to low levels of physical activity. The current study evaluated anxiety sensitivity in relation to PA enjoyment and affective experience before and after exercise in smokers.
Participants were low-active treatment-seeking smokers ( = 201) enrolled in a smoking cessation intervention. At baseline, participants completed self -report assessments of anxiety sensitivity, cigarette dependence, and physical activity enjoyment. State affect was also reported before and after a submaximal exercise test to index pre-exercise activity affect and affective response to exercise.
Anxiety sensitivity was significantly negatively correlated with physical activity enjoyment, specifically lower enjoyable physical feelings of physical activity. Anxiety sensitivity was significantly correlated with lower state mood and higher state anxiety prior to the submaximal exercise test, and higher anxiety immediately after the exercise test. Additionally, anxiety sensitivity predicted increased anxiety, but not lower mood, in response to the submaximal exercise test.
This is the first study to document an association of anxiety sensitivity with affective determinants of physical activity behavior in smokers. Anxiety sensitivity was associated with lower physical activity enjoyment, higher negative affect prior to after exercise testing, and an anxiogenic response to exercise. Future work is needed to understand how the current findings generalize beyond smokers.
对体育活动的主观情感反应和享受程度是参与体育活动的有力预测指标。焦虑敏感性，即对身体感觉的恐惧，是一种认知因素，可能会抑制体育活动带来的愉悦情感体验，进而可能导致体育活动水平较低。本研究评估了吸烟者在运动前后焦虑敏感性与体育活动享受程度及情感体验之间的关系。
参与者为201名寻求治疗的低运动量吸烟者，他们参加了戒烟干预项目。在基线时，参与者完成了焦虑敏感性、香烟依赖和体育活动享受程度的自我报告评估。在次最大运动测试前后还报告了状态情感，以衡量运动前的活动情感和对运动的情感反应。
焦虑敏感性与体育活动享受程度显著负相关，特别是体育活动中较低的愉悦身体感受。在次最大运动测试前，焦虑敏感性与较低的状态情绪和较高的状态焦虑显著相关，在运动测试后焦虑水平立即升高。此外，焦虑敏感性预测了对次最大运动测试的焦虑增加，但不是情绪降低。
这是第一项记录焦虑敏感性与吸烟者体育活动行为情感决定因素之间关联的研究。焦虑敏感性与较低的体育活动享受程度、运动测试前后较高的负面情绪以及对运动的焦虑反应有关。未来需要开展工作，以了解当前研究结果如何推广到吸烟者之外的人群。
