Lepp Andrew, Barkley Jacob E
College of Education, Health and Human Services, Kent State University, 44242-000 Kent, OH USA.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Sep 17:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03747-y.
Using a within-subjects design, this study assessed the experimental effect of common activities upon positive and negative affect scores in a college student sample. All participants completed the following 30-minute activity conditions: treadmill walking, self-selected schoolwork (i.e., studying), social media use, and a control condition where participants sat in a quiet room (i.e., do nothing). Positive and negative affect scores were assessed at baseline, mid-, and post-condition. Positive affect scores increased by 26% and 10% during the treadmill and studying conditions, respectively. Conversely, positive affect decreased by 20% and 24% during the social media and "do nothing" conditions, respectively. Furthermore, negative affect was decreased by 8% in the studying condition. These changes were statistically significant ( ≤ 0.04). This suggests that college students' everyday activities can significantly impact affect, for better and for worse. As demonstrated, studying and walking may improve affect, whereas social media use may negatively impact affect.
本研究采用被试内设计，评估了常见活动对大学生样本中积极和消极情绪得分的实验效果。所有参与者都完成了以下30分钟的活动条件：在跑步机上行走、自选的学业任务（即学习）、使用社交媒体，以及一个对照条件，即参与者坐在安静的房间里（即什么都不做）。在基线、活动进行到一半时和活动结束后，对积极和消极情绪得分进行了评估。在跑步机行走和学习条件下，积极情绪得分分别提高了26%和10%。相反，在社交媒体和“什么都不做”条件下，积极情绪分别下降了20%和24%。此外，在学习条件下，消极情绪下降了8%。这些变化具有统计学意义（≤0.04）。这表明大学生的日常活动会对情绪产生显著影响，无论是好是坏。如结果所示，学习和行走可能会改善情绪，而使用社交媒体可能会对情绪产生负面影响。
