Individual Differences in Negative Affectivity and Physical Activity in Adolescents: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

• Published in: Journal of child and family studies Vol. 27; no. 9; pp. 2772 - 2779
• Main Authors: Cushing, Christopher C., Bejarano, Carolina M., Mitchell, Tarrah B., Noser, Amy E., Crick, Cristopher J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescents; Anger; Anxiety; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Child and School Psychology; Ecological momentary assessment; Exercise; Individual differences; Mental depression; Negative emotions; Original Research; Physical activity; Psychology; Random effects; Self report; Social Sciences; Sociology; Teenagers; Time use; Ecological momentary assessment; Physical activity; Adolescent; Negative affect

To examine the bi-directional relationships between negative affectivity (i.e., depression, anxiety, and anger) and adolescents’ physical activity in nearly real time. Twenty-six adolescents ( M age  = 15.67 ± 1.56 years; 57.7% male) were asked to complete 80 self-report measures of their negative a...