Exercise dependence
By: John H. Kerr, Koenraad J. Lindner and Michelle Blaydon.
Contributors: Lindner, Koenraad J., 1941-; Blaydon, Michelle.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415393447; 9780415393454
Subjects: Exercise addiction; Behavior, Addictive -- psychology; Exercise -- psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Over the top: an introduction to exercise dependence; title: A foundation for understanding: theoretical approaches to the study of dependencies; title: Feel the buzz: the positive psychological payoff from exercise; title: Driven to be thin: eating disorders and how they develop?; title: Getting thin to win: athletes, eating disorders and exercise dependence; title: Hooked on exercise: personality and motivation in primary and secondary exercise dependence; title: Can't do without my exercise: what exercise dependent people say about themselves and their dependency; title: Taking stock: return to Brown's (1997) model and possible intervention.