Benefits of a Brief Physical Activity Programme on Employees’ Affective Well-being and Momentary Affective States: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Anne Courbalay (), Quentin Brandet (), Delphine Girard () and Nicolas Gillet ()
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Anne Courbalay: APCoSS, Institut de Formation en Education Physique et en Sport d’Angers (IFEPSA), UCO
Quentin Brandet: APCoSS, Institut de Formation en Education Physique et en Sport d’Angers (IFEPSA), UCO
Delphine Girard: APCoSS, Institut de Formation en Education Physique et en Sport d’Angers (IFEPSA), UCO
Nicolas Gillet: EE 1901 Qualité de Vie et Santé Psychologique (QUALIPSY), Université de Tours, UFR Arts et Sciences Humaines, Département de psychologie

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, vol. 23, issue 5, No 22, 2217-2233

Abstract: Abstract The present study examined the effects of a four-week physical activity (PA) programme on employees’ general affective well-being the acute effects of fitness and stretching sessions on momentary affective states. Participants were divided between an experimental (n = 54) and a comparison group (n = 57). After one month, only employees in the experimental group increased their general affective well-being. Moreover, momentary positive affective states were significantly higher after PA sessions, especially after fitness sessions. For both activities, momentary negative affect significantly decreased after PA sessions, with a larger reduction in the levels of high-activated unpleasant affect. In the short and middle terms, brief PA programmes seem relevant to enhance employees’ affective well-being. PA programme characteristics are finally discussed.

Keywords: Psychological well-being; Affective states; Physical activity; Organizational interventions; Work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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