A comparison of mood regulation effects induced by different types of exercise and music

Abstract

e purpose of this study was to examine and compare the mood regulation eeects induced by different types of exercise and music. In Study 1, 67 university students listened to music (lively and dynamic Fast Music: FM or calm and static Slow Music: SM) and in Study 2, 78 university students performed the chosen exercise (Dynamic Exercise: DE or Static Exercise: SE). e changes in their mood states aaer each task of 3 min were compared by using the vitality, stability, arousal, and pleasure scores of mood states in the Two-Dimensional Mood Scale (Sakairi, Nakatsuka, & Shimizu, 2013). Results indicated that pleasure scores increased signiicantly aaer all tasks. Increases in the vitality score, as activation eeect, was connrmed to have occurred aaer listening to FM, and engaging in DE and SE. Furthermore , increase in the stability score, as relaxation eeect, was exhibited aaer listening to SM and engaging in SE. ese ndings suggest that individuals can self-regulate their mood states by appropriately taking advantage of activation and relaxation eeects of diierent types of music and exercises.