Do changes in mood and anxiety mediate exercise-induced reductions in alcohol cravings? An exploratory study.

Sarah M L PechtlAna M AbrantesHugo SjöqvistSven AndreassonMatthew P HerringMats Hallgren

Published in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2024)

Reductions in anxiety may partly explain the positive effect of higher exercise intensity on alcohol cravings. The findings are preliminary and require replication in future studies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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