Affective responses in adults with severe obesity living or not with a mental disorder during two consecutive 6-min walking exercises.

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Affective response during physical activity can partly determine its adherence in adults with severe obesity living or not with a mental disorder. This study examined affective responses to physical activity in adults with severe obesity living or not with a mental disorder. Two groups (24 adults with severe obesity, body mass index = 44.4 kg/m², SD = 6.5; 20 adults with severe obesity and mental disorders, body mass index = 44.1 kg/m², SD = 9.3) two 6-min walking exercises with affective responses assessed at each minute. No between-group in the distance walked was found. Results showed a significant time effect indicating a decline in pleasure over time in both groups from the first to the second exercise. No interaction effects were detected in both exercises. Affective responses similarly declined in both groups indicating that obesity, rather than the presence of a mental disorder, is partly responsible for this decline.