The Oxford handbook of exercise psychology /
Exercise psychology
edited by Edmund O. Acevedo.
- xiv, 523 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Oxford library of psychology .
- Oxford library of psychology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exercise psychology : understanding the mental health benefits of physical activity and the public health challenges of inactivity / Physical activity epidemiology / The ultimate tranquilizer? exercise and its influence on anxiety / Body image and exercise / Physical activity and cognitive function : theoretical bases, mechanisms, and moderators / Exercise and health-related quality of life / Physical activity as a "stellar" positive psychology intervention / Psychoneuroendocrinology and physical activity / Muscle pain during and following exercise / Cardiovascular health implications of combined mental and physical challenge / Personality and physical activity / Psychosocial influence / Theoretical approaches to exercise promotion / Theoretical approaches to physical activity intervention / Social cognitive models / 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 / Exercise psychology and physical disability / Physical activity and exercise in older adults / Children's motivation for involvement in physical activity / Exercise psychology and children's intelligence / Cancer patients / Psychology of resistance exercise / Tai chi as an alternative mode of exercise activity for older adults / Edmund O. Acevedo -- Ian Janssen -- Steven J. Petruzzello -- Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Rebecca L. Bassett, and Catherine Conlin -- Jennifer L. Etnier and Jeffrey D. Labban -- Brian C. Focht -- Kate Hefferon and Nanette Mutrie -- Mark Hamer -- Christopher D. Black -- Edmund O. Acevedo, Heather E. Webb, & Chun-Jung Huang -- Ryan E. Rhodes and Leila A. Pfaeffli -- Martin S. Hagger -- David M. Williams & Bess H. Marcus -- Claudio Nigg ... [et al.] -- Ryan E. Rhodes and Rachel Mark -- Panteleimon Ekkekakis and Manolis Dafermos -- Jeffrey J. Martin -- Louis Bherer -- Robert J. Brustad -- Phillip D. Tomporowski, Jack A. Naglieri, and Kate Lambourne -- Amy E. Speed-Andrews and Kerry S. Courneya -- Daniel B. Hollander and Robert R. Kraemer -- Fuzhong Li. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.