Mood state changes of students enrolled in physical activity classes

Authors
Mack, MG Huddleston, S Dutler, KE Bian, W
Citation
Mg. Mack et al., Mood state changes of students enrolled in physical activity classes, PERC MOT SK, 90(3), 2000, pp. 911-914
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS
ISSN journal
00315125 → ACNP
Volume
90
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Part
1
Pages
911 - 914
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(200006)90:3<911:MSCOSE>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
74 students enrolled in physical activity classes completed the happiness a nd sadness scales of the Emotional Assessment Scale each week for the 7-wee k course. A repeated-measures analysis of Variance indicated no significant change in mean mood state scores. Subjects' scores remained fairly happy t hroughout the length of the course, women having significantly happier scor es than men.