The effects of exergames on emotional well-being of older adults

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Highlights：

• A 2 × 3 experiment with 319 Singaporean older adults over 6 weeks

• Playing exergames increase positive affect and decrease negative affect over time

• Playing exergames alone has greater decline in negative affect than playing with peers or youth

• Sociability fully mediate the relationships between attitude and two types of emotions

摘要

•A 2 × 3 experiment with 319 Singaporean older adults over 6 weeks•Playing exergames increase positive affect and decrease negative affect over time•Playing exergames alone has greater decline in negative affect than playing with peers or youth•Sociability fully mediate the relationships between attitude and two types of emotions

论文关键词：Exergames,Older adults,Emotional well-being,Positive affect,Negative affect

论文评审过程：Received 17 January 2020, Revised 8 April 2020, Accepted 10 April 2020, Available online 14 April 2020, Version of Record 20 April 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106383