Mental Simulation to Promote Exercise Intentions and Behaviors

Mental simulation, which employs specific patterns of imagery, can increase the intention to exercise as well as actual engagement in exercise. The present studies explored the effects of mental simulation on the intention to engage in exercise while regulating emotions. The first study confirmed th...

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Autores principales:	Weitan Zhong, Guoli Zhang
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	mental simulation process simulation outcome simulation exercise emotion Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c5a08468bb354d8695cc1938874681a52021-11-16T15:59:23ZMental Simulation to Promote Exercise Intentions and Behaviors1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.589622https://doaj.org/article/c5a08468bb354d8695cc1938874681a52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.589622/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Mental simulation, which employs specific patterns of imagery, can increase the intention to exercise as well as actual engagement in exercise. The present studies explored the effects of mental simulation on the intention to engage in exercise while regulating emotions. The first study confirmed that mental simulation did promote intentions of participants. The second found that video-primed mental simulation was a more effective method of exercise intention promotion than semantic-primed and image-primed mental simulation. In the third study, it was found that combining process-based and outcome-based mental simulations increased exercise intentions. Positive emotions mediated imagery ability and intention to exercise. The final study found that the mental simulation interventions most effective for exercise adherence were those that balanced the valence of process and outcome components in such a way that a challenging process results in a positive outcome, or a smooth process results in a negative outcome. Each of these results has practical implications for exercise interventions that will be discussed.Weitan ZhongGuoli ZhangFrontiers Media S.A.articlemental simulationprocess simulationoutcome simulationexerciseemotionPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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description	Mental simulation, which employs specific patterns of imagery, can increase the intention to exercise as well as actual engagement in exercise. The present studies explored the effects of mental simulation on the intention to engage in exercise while regulating emotions. The first study confirmed that mental simulation did promote intentions of participants. The second found that video-primed mental simulation was a more effective method of exercise intention promotion than semantic-primed and image-primed mental simulation. In the third study, it was found that combining process-based and outcome-based mental simulations increased exercise intentions. Positive emotions mediated imagery ability and intention to exercise. The final study found that the mental simulation interventions most effective for exercise adherence were those that balanced the valence of process and outcome components in such a way that a challenging process results in a positive outcome, or a smooth process results in a negative outcome. Each of these results has practical implications for exercise interventions that will be discussed.
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Mental Simulation to Promote Exercise Intentions and Behaviors

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