The Oxford handbook of exercise psychology
By: edited by Edmund O. Acevedo
Series: Oxford library of psychology
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9780195394313
Subjects: Psychological aspects; Exercise; Physical fitness
Table of contents: title: Exercise psychology : understanding the mental health benefits of physical activity and the public health challenges of inactivity / Edmund O. Acevedo; title: Physical activity epidemiology / Ian Janssen; title: The ultimate tranquilizer? exercise and its influence on anxiety / Steven J. Petruzzello; title: Body image and exercise / Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Rebecca L. Bassett, and Catherine Conlin; title: Physical activity and cognitive function : theoretical bases, mechanisms, and moderators / Jennifer L. Etnier and Jeffrey D. Labban; title: Exercise and health-related quality of life / Brian C. Focht; title: Physical activity as a "stellar" positive psychology intervention / Kate Hefferon and Nanette Mutrie; title: Psychoneuroendocrinology and physical activity / Mark Hamer; title: Muscle pain during and following exercise / Christopher D. Black; title: Cardiovascular health implications of combined mental and physical challenge / Edmund O. Acevedo, Heather E. Webb, & Chun-Jung Huang; title: Personality and physical activity / Ryan E. Rhodes and Leila A. Pfaeffli; title: Psychosocial influence / Martin S. Hagger; title: Theoretical approaches to exercise promotion / David M. Williams & Bess H. Marcus; title: Theoretical approaches to physical activity intervention / Claudio Nigg ... [et al.]; title: Social cognitive models / Ryan E. Rhodes and Rachel Mark; title: Exercise is a many-splendored thing but for some it does not feel so splendid : staging a resurgence of hedonistic ideas in the quest to understand exercise behavior / Panteleimon Ekkekakis and Manolis Dafermos; title: Exercise psychology and physical disability / Jeffrey J. Martin; title: Physical activity and exercise in older adults / Louis Bherer; title: Children's motivation for involvement in physical activity / Robert J. Brustad; title: Exercise psychology and children's intelligence / Phillip D. Tomporowski, Jack A. Naglieri, and Kate Lambourne; title: Cancer patients / Amy E. Speed-Andrews and Kerry S. Courneya; title: Psychology of resistance exercise / Daniel B. Hollander and Robert R. Kraemer; title: Tai chi as an alternative mode of exercise activity for older adults / Fuzhong Li.