Wilson V E, Berger B G, Bird E I
Percept Mot Skills. 1981 Oct;53(2):472-4. doi: 10.2466/pms.1981.53.2.472.
11 young adult men and 9 women in a running group, an organized exercise class (2 men and 10 women) and a group eating lunch at a YMHA (6 men and 4 women) were assessed as to pre- and post-State anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The three groups showed significant decreases in anxiety after the activity. This suggests that diversionary as well as causal influences may have been operative or an effect of testing.
对跑步小组中的11名年轻成年男性和9名女性、一个有组织的健身班(2名男性和10名女性)以及在犹太青年会吃午餐的一组人(6名男性和4名女性),使用状态-特质焦虑量表评估其活动前后的状态焦虑。这三组在活动后焦虑水平均显著下降。这表明转移注意力以及因果影响可能起了作用,或者是测试的一种效果。