Psychology of Physical Activity

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