Effects of short-term affect resulting from a physical education class on long-term affect and exercise self-efficacy

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AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the inuence of short-term aect resulting from a physical education class on long-term aect and self-ecacy for exercise. Thirty-seven male university students who attended a physical education class were recruited as participants. The class was conducted once a week for twelve weeks, and four evaluation scales were used: The Waseda Aect Scale of Exercise and Durable Activity (WASEDA), the Feeling Scale (FS), which is an aect scale for assessing the acute aects of exercise, the Japanese version of the Positive and Negative Aect Schedule (PA- NAS) to assess long-term aect, and the self-ecacy for exercise scale to assess the self-ecacy of maintaining exercise behavior. The participants rated the WASEDA and the FS at the end of each class session, and then we calculated the average score of each aect for these two scales. They responded to the PANAS and the self-ecacy for exercise scale at the end of the whole physical education program. It was found that Positive Aect as rated by the PANAS after the class was related to the average score for Positive Engagement. Furthermore, the average score for Positive Engagement was related to self-ecacy for exercise after the class. On the other hand, the average score for Negative Aect (WASE- DA), Tranquility, and Pleasantness was not related to long-term aect or exercise self-ecacy after the class. In conclusion, the present study identied the importance of positive engagement in a physical education class. Future studies should explore the exercise prescription for obtaining activated and positive engagement along with acute exercise.

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