The affective response during exercise is an important factor for long-term exercise adherence. Pottratz et al. suggested affective priming as a behavioral intervention for the enhancement of exercise-related affect. The present paper aims to replicate and extend upon these findings. We conducted a close replication with 53 participants completing a brisk walking task in two conditions (prime vs. no prime). Affective valence was assessed during exercise, and exercise enjoyment and remembered/forecasted pleasure were assessed postexercise. We could not replicate the findings of Pottratz et al., finding no evidence for positive changes in psychological responses in the priming condition. However, linear mixed models demonstrated significant interindividual differences in how participants responded to priming. These results demonstrate that affective priming during exercise does not work for everyone under every circumstance and, thus, provide an important contribution to the understanding of boundary conditions and moderating factors for priming in exercise psychology.

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情感启动对运动期间情感反应的影响：一项复制研究。

运动过程中的情感反应是长期坚持运动的重要因素。Pottratz 等人。建议将情感启动作为增强运动相关情感的行为干预。本文旨在复制和扩展这些发现。我们对 53 名参与者进行了密切复制，他们在两种条件下完成了快走任务（主要与非主要）。在运动期间评估情感效价，在运动后评估运动享受和记忆/预测的快乐。我们无法复制 Pottratz 等人的研究结果，没有发现在启动条件下心理反应发生积极变化的证据。然而，线性混合模型表明参与者对启动的反应存在显着的个体差异。