Can high-intensity exercise be more pleasant?: Attentional dissociation using music and video

JONES, Leighton, KARAGEORGHIS, Costas I. and EKKEKAKIS, Panteleimon (2014). Can high-intensity exercise be more pleasant?: Attentional dissociation using music and video. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 36 (5), 528-541.

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Abstract

Theories suggest that external stimuli (e.g., auditory and visual) may be rendered ineffective in modulating attention when exercise intensity is high. We examined the effects of music and parkland video footage on psychological measures during and after stationary cycling at two intensities: 10% of maximal capacity below ventilatory threshold and 5% above. Participants (N = 34) were exposed to four conditions at each intensity: music only, video only, music and video, and control. Analyses revealed main effects of condition and exercise intensity for affective valence and perceived activation (p < .001), state attention (p < .05), and exercise enjoyment (p < .001). The music-only and music-and-video conditions led to the highest valence and enjoyment scores during and after exercise regardless of intensity. Findings indicate that attentional manipulations can exert a salient influence on affect and enjoyment even at intensities slightly above ventilatory threshold.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Centre for Sport and Exercise Science
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2014-0251
Page Range:	528-541
Depositing User:	Alison Beswick
Date Deposited:	08 May 2015 10:29
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 04:23
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9680

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