The aim of this cross-sectional study is to explore expected differences in the connection between particular physical activities and positive and negative affect, body awareness or mindfulness. Additionally, we describe the so-called tingling phenomenon (i.e. skin-related sensations evoked by focusing on a body part) in terms of prevalence, gender differences and psychological concomitants. A total of 1,057 individuals (331 male; mean age: 30.6 ± 10.17 years) practicing yoga, Pilates training, kung fu, aerobic, or ballroom dance completed our questionnaire. Analysing data of all sports together, weekly frequency of practice, as opposed to time elapsed since starting practice, was connected to lower levels of negative affect and somatosensory amplification, and to higher levels of positive affect. Advanced yoga and Pilates participants showed higher body awareness; advanced kung fu participants amplified bodily signals the least, and aerobic was related to the highest positive affect. Among beginners, there were no practically relevant differences in the assessed constructs. These results might help to clarify the common and different psychological properties that are needed for and/or can be developed by different sports.Keywords: aerobic, body awareness, kung fu, mindfulness, physical activity, positive affect, somatosensory amplification, tingling, well-being, yoga �he authors want to e�press thanks to ��niel �omosk�i, �s�fi a ��ekeres, �ndrea ��egedi, �ogl�rka �ol-�he authors want to e�press thanks to ��niel �omosk�i, �s�fia ��ekeres, �ndrea ��egedi, �ogl�rka �ol-l�rs�ky, �s�fia ��ab� and Lilla Paksi (for data collection) and to �d�m ���� ��inege (for proofreading)� �e-�d�m ���� ��inege (for proofreading)� �e-B.F. Czinege (for proofreading). Research for this paper was supported by the Hungarian National �cientific �esearch �und (O��� �-109549) and by the Bolyai János Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (for F. Köteles).
I��N 1788-4934 © 2016 Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health, BudapestEuropean Journal of Mental Health 11 (2016) 97-111 DOI: 10.5708/EJMH.11.2016.1-2.6 98 �� �� �IH�NYI, �� ��GI, �� ���L�, N� �OLN�I & �� �Ö�ELE� EJMH 11:1-2, April 2016 gerichtete �ufmerksamkeit hervorgerufenes, auf der Haut lokalisiertes Gefühl) dar (Häufigkeit, Geschlechtsunterschiede, psychologische �orrelate)� Insgesamt 1057 Personen (331 Männer, Durchschnittsalter: 30,6 ± 10,17 Jahre), die Yoga, Pilates, Kung-Fu, Aerobic oder Gesellschaftstänze ausübten, haben den �ragebogen ausgefüllt� �lle �ewegungsarten insgesamt betrachtet, hatte die wöchentliche Häufigkeit der körperlichen �ktivität inversen �usammenhang mit der negativen Affektivität und der somatosensorischen Verstärkung und sie zeigte positive Korrelation mit der positiven Affektivität. Die seit dem Beginn des Trainings verstrichene Zeitspanne stand mit keiner der gemessenen Variablen in Zusammenhang. Die Teilnehmer, die Yoga und Pilates fortgeschritten ausüben, �eigten ein höheres �örperbewusstsein, das Niveau der somatose...