While considerable evidence suggests that interval exercise confers numerous physiological adaptations linked to improved health, its psychological consequences and behavioural implications are less clear and the subject of intense debate. The purpose of this scoping review was to catalogue studies investigating the psychological responses to interval exercise in order to identify what psychological outcomes have been assessed, the research methods used, and the results. A secondary objective was to identify research issues and gaps. Forty-two published articles met the review inclusion/exclusion criteria. These studies involved 1258 participants drawn from various active/inactive and healthy/unhealthy populations, and 55 interval exercise protocols (69% high-intensity interval training [HIIT], 27% sprint interval training [SIT], and 4% body-weight interval training [BWIT]). Affect and enjoyment were the most frequently studied psychological outcomes. Post-exercise assessments indicate that overall, enjoyment of, and preferences for interval exercise are equal or greater than for continuous exercise, and participants can hold relatively positive social cognitions regarding interval exercise. Although several methodological issues (e.g., inconsistent use of terminology, measures and protocols) and gaps (e.g., data on adherence and real-world protocols) require attention, from a psychological perspective, the emerging data support the viability of interval exercise as an alternative to continuous exercise.

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区间锻炼对间歇锻炼的心理反应的回顾：间歇锻炼是否可以替代传统锻炼？

尽管大量证据表明，间歇锻炼可带来与改善健康状况相关的多种生理适应能力，但其心理后果和行为含义尚不清楚，并且是激烈辩论的主题。范围界定研究的目的是对研究间歇锻炼的心理反应的研究进行分类，以便确定已评估的心理结果，所用的研究方法和结果。次要目标是确定研究问题和差距。四十二篇发表的文章符合审查纳入/排除标准。这些研究涉及来自各种活跃/不活跃以及健康/不健康人群的1258名参与者，以及55种间歇锻炼方案（69％的高强度间歇训练[HIIT]，27％的短跑间歇训练[SIT]和4％的体重间歇）培训[BWIT]）。情感和享受是最常研究的心理结果。运动后的评估表明，间歇运动的总体，享受和偏好与连续运动相等或更大，参与者可以对间歇运动持有相对积极的社会认知。尽管需要注意一些方法论问题（例如，术语，度量和协议的使用不一致）和差距（例如，依从性和现实协议的数据），但从心理学的角度来看，新出现的数据支持间歇锻炼的可行性持续运动。