Psychology of Physical Activity

Determinants, Well-Being and Interventions

Stuart J. H. Biddle, Nanette Mutrie (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-23526-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Exercise psychology is a rapidly expanding area within the sports and exercise science and health fields. The text adopts an "evidence based approach" and is aimed at second year and above undergraduates, postgraduates in exercise and sports science, and health psychology students.

Inhalt

Section A: Introduction and Rationale Section B: Motivation and Psychological Determinants 2. Motivation for Physical Activity: Introduction and Overview 3. Motivation Through Feelings of Control 4. I Can! Motivation Through Feelings of Competence and Confidence 5. Linking Attitudes with Physical Activity 6. Physical Activity Theories and Models: Stages, Phases and Overlap 7. What I Feel and Where I Am: Exercise Perceptions and Social Envirnoments Section C: Psychological Outcomes of Exercise 8. The Feel-Good Factor: Psychological Well-Being 9. Depression and Other Mental Illnesses 10. Other Clinical Populations Section D: Interventions, Applications and Future Directions 11. Intervention Strategies: The Individual 12. Intervention Strategies: Organisations and Communities 13. Conclusions and Future Directions References

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 174 x 246 mm
• Gewicht: 748 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-415-23526-X / 041523526X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-415-23526-6 / 9780415235266
• Zustand: Neuware