How is the experience of emotion related to engaging in health-promoting behaviors such as exercising and recreational sports?

Question

a) Negative emotion increases health-promoting behaviors.

b) Positive emotion increases health-promoting behaviors

c) Positive and negative emotions have an equal impact of health-promoting behaviors.

d)Emotions are not related to such behaviors.

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okay, so this question is soooo confusing!! This is asking how working out effects the emotion right? so then the answer is b) positive because we all feel relaxed and good???? please help. thank you!

Answer 1

Yes. The answer is b.

When we feel positive, we have the motivation and energy to behave in a healthy manner.

Answer 2

It is asking how emotions effect working out. For working out effects on emotion, see this article:

http://drdavespsychologypage.intuitwebsites.com/Stress__Controlling.pdf