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The effects of acute exercise on stress reactivity assessed via a multidimensional approach: a systematic review

Auteurs: Anisa Morava, Kirsten Dillon, Wuyou Sui, Erind Alushaj, Harry Prapavessis

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 4/2024

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Abstract

Psychological stress is associated with numerous deleterious health effects. Accumulating evidence suggests acute exercise reduces stress reactivity. As stressors activate a wide array of psychological and physiological systems it is imperative stress responses are examined through a multidimensional lens. Moreover, it seems prudent to consider whether stress responses are influenced by exercise intervention characteristics such as modality, duration, intensity, timing, as well as participant fitness/physical activity levels. The current review therefore examined the role of acute exercise on stress reactivity through a multidimensional approach, as well as whether exercise intervention characteristics and participant fitness/physical activity levels may moderate these effects. Stress reactivity was assessed via heart rate, blood pressure, cortisol, catecholamines, and self-report. A systematic search following PRISMA guidelines of five databases was updated in November 2022. Reviewed studies met the following criteria: English language, participants aged ≥ 18, use of acute exercise, use of a validated stress-inducing task, and assessment(s) of stress reactivity. Thirty-one studies (1386 participants) were included. Acute exercise resulted in reliable reductions to blood pressure and cortisol. Acute exercise yielded mostly negligible effects on heart rate reactivity and negligible effects on self-report measures. As for exercise intervention characteristics, intensity-dependent effects were present, such that higher intensities yielded larger reductions to reactivity measures, while limited evidence was present for duration, modality, and timing-dependent effects. Regarding participant fitness/physical activity levels, the effects on stress reactivity were mixed. Future work should standardize the definitions and assessment time points of stress reactivity, as well as investigate the interaction between physiological and psychological stress responses in real-world contexts.
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The measures of HR and BP have been demonstrated in prior work to be reliable and valid indicators of sympathetic nervous system activity in response to acute stresssors (Wadsworth et al., 2019). The measures of cortisol and catecholamines have also been used widely to assess neuroendocrine (e.g., brain, adrenal cortex) responses to acute stressors (Wadsworth et al., 2019). As for self-report, work by Campbell and Ehlert (2012) has identified the importance of using subjective measures of “feeling stressed, anxious, and nervous” to capture perceptions.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
The effects of acute exercise on stress reactivity assessed via a multidimensional approach: a systematic review
Auteurs
Anisa Morava
Kirsten Dillon
Wuyou Sui
Erind Alushaj
Harry Prapavessis
Publicatiedatum
11-03-2024
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00470-w