Original Empirical Studies + Literature Reviews
on the Mental Health Benefits of
Programmed Exercise and Physical Activity (broadly),
by subtopic
07/07/2020 update:
If you’re interested in yoga specifically, please visit my separate yoga research page. I’ll be gradually uploading the rest of my research, which you’ll be able to access from my research main page.
Links to abstracts for all peer-reviewed publications are included; just click on the gray DOI at the end of the reference. Links to conference symposia abstracts and full versions of conference posters will be uploaded soon. In the meantime, please let me know if you’d like me to send you a FULL version of anything listed below.
* = asterisk indicates student/mentee author.
***BOLDED = the more important, impactful, and/or “primary” studies. That is, if you only have time to dig into a couple, choose these.
Exercise for Anxiety
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
Medina JL, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Davis ML, Rosenfield D, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2014). Gender moderates the effect of exercise on anxiety sensitivity. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 7, 147-151. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2014.08.002
***Asmundson GJG, Fetzner MG, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Powers MB, Otto MW, & Smits JAJ. (2013). Let’s get physical: A contemporary review of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for anxiety and its disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 30, 362-373. doi: 10.1002/da.22043
***DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Powers MB, Utschig AC, Otto M, & Smits JAJ. (2012). Exploring exercise as an avenue for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 12, 1011-1022. doi: 10.1586/ern.12.73
Conference Presentations:
Hood M, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Katterman S, & Corsica J. (2014, March). Impact of intervention on physical activity varies based on baseline anxiety. Poster presented at the 34th annual ADAA conference, Chicago, IL.
Otto MW, Smits JAJ, & DeBoer (Hopkins) LB (presenting author). (2013, November). Running into well-being: Exercise for mood and anxiety disorders. Clinical Workshop at the 47th Annual Convention of ABCT, Nashville, TN.
Medina JL, Davis ML, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Briceno NF, Otto MW, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2013, April). Gender moderates the effect of exercise on anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the 33rd annual ADAA conference, La Jolla, CA.
Medina JL, Davis M, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Briceno N*, Otto MW, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2012, November). Gender moderates the effect of exercise on anxiety sensitivity. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Convention of ABCT, National Harbor, MD.
Exercise for
Disordered Eating
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Tart CD, Presnell KE, Powers MB, Baldwin A, & Smits JAJ. (2012). Physical activity as a moderator of the association between anxiety sensitivity and binge eating. Eating Behaviors, 13, 194-201. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.01.009
Conference Presentations:
DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Toussaint JR*, Chapman K*, Baird SO*, & Smits JAJ. (2013, April). Effects of acute exercise and anxiety sensitivity on the urge to eat following CO2 challenge. Poster presented at the 33rd annual ADAA conference, La Jolla, CA.
DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Tart CD, & Smits JAJ. (2011, March). Physical activity moderates the association between anxiety sensitivity and binge eating. Poster presented at the 31st annual ADAA conference, New Orleans, LA.
DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Tart CD, Presnell KE, & Smits JAJ. (2010, November). Exercise moderates the association between affect intolerance and dysregulated eating. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Convention of ABCT, San Francisco, CA.
Popular Media Coverage:
Morris LB (2013, February). Anxious eaters. Allure: The Beauty Expert, pp. 132. Also available from http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/health/2013/anxious-eaters
Exercise for Smoking Cessation
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
Zvolensky MJ, Rosenfield D, Garey L, Kauffman BY, Langdon KJ, Powers MB, Otto MW, Davis ML, Marcus BH, Church TS, Frierson GM, Hopkins LB, Paulus DJ, Baird SO, & Smits JAJ. (2018). Does exercise aid smoking cessation through reductions in anxiety sensitivity and dysphoria? Health Psychology, 37(7), 647-657. doi: 10.1037/hea0000588
Jacquart J, Papini S, Davis ML, Rosenfield D, Powers MB, Frierson GM, Hopkins LB, Baird SO, Marcus BH, Church TS, Otto MW, Zvolensky MJ, & Smits JAJ. (2017). Identifying adherence patterns in a smoking cessation treatment and their relationships with quit success. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 174, 65-69.
doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.007
***Smits JAJ, Zvolensky MJ, Davis ML, Rosenfield D, Marcus BH, Church TS, Powers MB, Frierson GM, Otto MW, Hopkins LB, Brown RA, & Baird SO. (2016). The efficacy of vigorous-intensity exercise as an aid to smoking cessation in adults with high anxiety sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 78, 354-364.
doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000264
Smits JAJ, Zvolensky MJ, Rosenfield D, Marcus BH, Church T, Frierson G, Powers MB, Otto MW, Davis ML, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, & Briceno NF* (2012). The efficacy of vigorous-intensity exercise as an aid to smoking cessation in adults with elevated anxiety sensitivity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13, 207-221.
doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000264
Conference Presentations:
Garey L, Zvolensky MJ, Rosenfield D, Kauffman BY, Langdon KJ, Powers MB, Otto MW, Davis ML, Marcus BH, Church TS, Frierson GM, Hopkins LB, Paulus DJ, Baird SO, & Smits JAJ. (2017, November). Exercise for smoking cessation: Mechanistic role of reductions in anxiety sensitivity and dysphoria. In K. L. Szuhany and M. A. Kredlow (Chairs), Exercise interventions targeting mood: Models and mechanisms. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Convention of ABCT, San Diego, CA.
Jacquart J, Papini S, Davis ML, Rosenfield D, Powers MB, Frierson GM, Hopkins LB, … Smits JAJ. (2017, July). An exercise augmented smoking cessation treatment for individuals with high anxiety sensitivity: The relationship between attendance patterns and quit success. In F. Legrand (Chair), The effects of exercise on anxiety, depression, and associated unhealthy behaviors. Symposium conducted at the 14th World Congress of International Society for Sport Psychology (ISSP), Sevilla, Spain.