Positive effects of brief body exercises on mood: An interventional EMA study.

Neurosci Appl · 2026 · PMC13091315 · PMID 42005964

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a positive trendp = .059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

For energetic arousal the effect did not reach significance but showed a positive trend with an increase of 1.69 points (b = 1.69, SE = .89, p = .059, 95% CI [-.06, 3.45]), (see Fig. 1 ).

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did not reach statistical significancep = .21not close (p > 0.1)

A similar trend was observed for calmness, though it did not reach statistical significance (b = .12, SE = .09, p = .21, 95% CI [-.06, .30]).

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highly significantp = .61not close (p > 0.1)

For calmness, the model showed the strongest baseline effect (n = 100, 1377 data points): the control condition was associated with a highly significant decrease in calmness (b = −2.12, SE = 4.21, p = .61, 95 % CI [−10.37, −5.47]) during the assessment interval.

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