Expectations Come True: The Placebo Effect of Exercise on Affective Responses

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 94; no. 4; pp. 1153 - 1161
• Main Authors: Wang, Yu-Bu, Guo, Lu, Fan, Jun-Yi, Mao, Zhi-Xiong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Exercise - physiology; Habitual expectation; Heart Rate; heart rate variability; Humans; induced expectation; Motivation; nocebo effect; Physical Exertion - physiology; Placebo Effect; Young Adult; nocebo effect; induced expectation; Habitual expectation; heart rate variability

Objective: This study investigated the placebo and nocebo effects of habitual and induced expectations. Methods: In Study 1, 95 participants (M age  = 19.65 ± 2.21 years, M BMI  = 21.94 ± 2.55) were grouped according to habitual expectations (positive, neutral, or negative) and completed a 30-min mo...