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Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate intensity continuous training (MICT) on the working memory and emotional state.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty-nine female students with subthreshold depression (mean age 16.3\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.5\u202fyrs) completed 20-min group of sit (SIT), MICT, and HIIT on separate days in a counterbalanced order. The modified n-back task was employed to evaluate working memory. Emotional state was assessed using the Feeling Scale (FS) and Felt Arousal Scale (FAS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Regarding working memory, for accuracy, SIT (82.41\u202f\u00b1\u202f13.79%), MICT (81.79\u202f\u00b1\u202f13.19%) and HIIT (82.06\u202f\u00b1\u202f11.36%) have no significant difference (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05). However, for reaction time, MICT (459.86\u202f\u00b1\u202f131.47\u202fms) is significantly faster than HIIT (491.16\u202f\u00b1\u202f115.68\u202fms) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.046), and there is no significant difference between MICT and SIT (462.71 \u00b1\u202f120.64\u202fms) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05). Concerning emotional state, for arousal, FAS scores significantly increased after both HIIT (2.39\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.30 to 3.76\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.12, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;\u202f0.001) and MICT (2.55\u202f\u00b1\u202f0.88 to 3.94\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.08, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;\u202f0.001) compared to pre-exercise, and the increase caused by them was significantly higher than that of SIT (HIIT: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.011; MICT: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01). For pleasure, the increase in FS score after MICT (\u22120.27\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.13 to 1.06\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.79) was significantly higher than that of SIT (0.32\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.38 to 0.58\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.53) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Acute MICT can enhance working memory and improve the emotional state of adolescent women with subthreshold depression, while HIIT may decrease working memory and pleasure in this particular population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1505959","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,7]],"date-time":"2025-02-07T05:10:35Z","timestamp":1738905035000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["A comparison of the acute effects of high intensity interval training and moderate intensity continuous training on working memory and emotional state in adolescent women with subthreshold depression"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Shiwei","family":"Yuan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lili","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Libin","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinyuan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"137","DOI":"10.1016\/S2215-0366(21)00395-3","article-title":"Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019","volume":"9","year":"2022","journal-title":"Lancet Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1517","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2017.3826","article-title":"Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world","volume":"317","author":"Friedrich","year":"2017","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"287","DOI":"10.1111\/bjc.12333","article-title":"Global prevalence of depression and elevated depressive symptoms among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"61","author":"Shorey","year":"2022","journal-title":"Br J Clin Psychol"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"253","DOI":"10.1017\/s0954579406060147","article-title":"Trajectories of depressive symptoms and stressful life events among male and female adolescents in divorced and nondivorced families","volume":"18","author":"Ge","year":"2006","journal-title":"Dev Psychopathol"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1353\/sof.0.0238","article-title":"Structure and stress: trajectories of depressive symptoms across adolescence and young adulthood","volume":"88","author":"Adkins","year":"2009","journal-title":"Soc Forces"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"937","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpsc.2018.07.007","article-title":"Ventral striatal function interacts with positive and negative life events to predict concurrent youth depressive symptoms","volume":"3","author":"Luking","year":"2018","journal-title":"Biological Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"177","DOI":"10.1111\/jora.12458","article-title":"Differential susceptibility to parenting in adolescent girls: moderation by neural sensitivity to social cues","volume":"30","author":"Rudolph","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Res Adolesc"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2013.06.010","article-title":"Subthreshold depression in children and adolescents - 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