Publications by authors named "Yu-Bu Wang"
Optimizing lifestyle behaviors to support healthy body-mind.
Complement Ther Clin Pract
November 2024
Objectives: This meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between automatic processes and behavior as well as their moderators.
Methods: There were 126 effect sizes (Fisher's Z) extracted from 55 independent research studies involving 10,432 participants. Meta-analyses were conducted using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Version 3.
Dynamic mechanisms of exercise to improve body satisfaction: Perceived or actual fat loss?
Int J Psychol
February 2024
We examined the dynamic mechanisms of aerobic training (AT) and strength training (ST) to improve body satisfaction. Sixty-six participants were randomised to either the AT or ST condition and completed an 8-week intervention. Participants completed 3 weekly, 30-minute sessions of moderate intensity AT (65-75% VO max) or ST (65-75% 1-RM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo run or not to run? Differences in implicit attitudes towards running: An EEG study.
Behav Brain Res
October 2023
Objective: To understand the reasons for individuals do or do not exercise, we examined differences in implicit (affective and instrumental) attitudes between runners and non-runners.
Methods: In conjunction with electroencephalography (EEG) technology, 31 participants completed the affective and instrumental implicit associations test (IAT).
Results: Behavioural results showed that runners had more positive implicit (affective and instrumental) attitudes than non-runners.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore why people choose to exercise or remain sedentary by examining the differences in their tendencies towards physical activity, focusing on runners versus non-runners.
- Using EEG technology, 31 participants underwent an approach-avoidance task that revealed non-runners were quicker to lean towards sedentary activities, whereas both groups showed a neural tendency to avoid physical activity.
- The findings align with the theory of effort minimization in physical activity (TEMPA), indicating that both groups perceive sedentary behavior as a rewarding option, despite differing behaviors in their approach to it.
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- This study explored how conditioning (past experiences) and expectations (what participants believed would happen) impacted executive function after doing aerobic exercise.
- *The findings indicated that positive conditioning or expectations improved cognitive performance, while negative conditioning or expectations hindered it.
- *Additionally, the effect of expectations on executive function wasn't influenced by conditioning, highlighting the complex nature of cognitive benefits following exercise.
Expectations Come True: The Placebo Effect of Exercise on Affective Responses.
Res Q Exerc Sport
December 2023
: This study investigated the placebo and nocebo effects of habitual and induced expectations. : In Study 1, 95 participants ( = 19.65 ± 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCan acute exercise be more pleasant? Using audiovisual stimuli: A meta-analysis.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
February 2023
This meta-analytic study aimed to examine the effects of audiovisual stimuli on affective responses during and after exercise and their moderators. A total of 296 effect sizes (Hedge's g) were extracted from 46 independent studies covering 1292 participants. Meta-analysis was performed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Version 3.
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