TY - JOUR AU - Barney, David AU - Pleban, Francis T. AU - Gishe, Jemal PY - 2022/02/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Measurement of Mood States in College Students Induced by Physical Activity JF - American Journal of Health Studies JA - AJHS VL - 36 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://amjhealthstudies.com/index.php/ajhs/article/view/679 SP - AB - <p>The purpose of this study was to investigate college students’ perceptions of their participation&nbsp;in physical activity classes on their moods. Mood may be viewed as transient, fluctuating affective states&nbsp;reflecting how individuals feel at a moment in time. Previous research has indicated improvement of&nbsp;moods in college students through participation in physical activity courses. However, current trends&nbsp;show a decline in college student participation in colleges and universities mandating a physical activity&nbsp;requirement for graduation. The Profile of Mood States (POMS) to capture mood, a sample of 328 college&nbsp;students (243 males and 135 females), enrolled in five different university physical activity classes (badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, and soccer) to assess mood responses post physical activity. Study&nbsp;results indicated that when college students were physically active, tension was relieved, anger lowered,&nbsp;fatigue lessened, depression reduced, personal satisfaction improved, and vigour increased. Study findings&nbsp;were similar to results identified in the literature utilizing a range of other populations specific to mood&nbsp;and physical activity.</p> ER -