Adherence Issues in Sport and Exercise - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471988480 ISBN 13: 9780471988489

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

Adherence Issues in Sport and Exercise pulls together a wide range of current adherence themes to provide an overview of the many different theoretical approaches currently being used. Each chapter provides a theoretical framework and a range of practical implications for professionals. Written by eminent experts from Europe and North America, they discuss how adherence is affected by a wide variety of personal, situational, and programme variables.

This volume is essential reading for sport and exercise psychologists, exercise and health researchers and students of health studies, sport science, physical education, leisure studies and psychology.

"This text will be an excellent resource for scholars and practitioners regarding the latest research on adherence issues within sport and exercise settings. With contributions from leading experts around the world, Steve Bull has pulled together a comprehensive and inclusive review of predictors of adherence behaviours in the broadest sense." Professor Joan L. Duda, University of Birmingham

"This is a well-written and informative book of value to all in the field of promotion of exercise for health improvement." Selwyn Richards, Psychological Medicine, 2000, Vol 30

"Steve Bull has ably assembled a broad-based book, designed to expand research and application to new areas in exercise and sport." From the foreword by Rod K. Dishman

About this title

From the Back Cover

The need to understand and predict adherence behaviour within sport and exercise domains is an increasingly important issue to professionals and academics in the area. It is, however, a complex area of study, and in recent years an emerging research focus on domains beyond conventional exercise adherence has significantly broadened the interest in this issue. This is the first book to pull together a wide range of current adherence themes from within sport, as well as exercise. It provides the reader with an understanding of the many theoretical approaches being used to investigate this area. Eminent experts from Europe and North America discuss how adherence is affected by motivation levels, social support and perceived vlue of the goal. Each chapter provides a theoretical framework and a range of practical implications for professionals. Topics covered include:

• adherence in primary health care exercise promotion schemes
• exercise adherence in clincal populations and children
• adherence to sport injury rehabilitation programes
• psychological preparation in sport
• methodological issues in research and applied practice

This volume is essential reading for sport and exercise psychologists, exercise and health researchers and students of health studies, sport science, physical education, leisure studies and psychology. It is a valuable resource for a range of health professionals, including physiotherapists, fitness consultants and personal trainers, and all those with an interest in, or need to understand, adherdnce behaviour in sport and exercise.

About the Author

DR STEPHEN BULL is an independent sport and business psychology consultant. He is a former section chair, and now Fellow, of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. He is Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board Science and Medicine Advisory Group and a World Class Adviser for Sport England. In addition to his many papers in journals and scientific proceedings, Dr Bull has published four other books on applied sports psychology including Sport Psychology: A self-help guide and The Mental Game Plan: Getting psyched for sport. His expertise in adherence has been acquired through many years of research in addition to consultancy with numerous professional athletes and teams including the England Cricket Team, the British Ski Team and the 1994 and 2000 Great Britain Olympic Teams.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471988480
• ISBN 13: 9780471988489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Bull Stephen