Adherence Issues in Sport and Exercise

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

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.