APA Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Volume 2: Exercise Psychology (Vol. 2). 2019
DOI: 10.1037/0000124-001
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A brief history of exercise psychology.

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“…Additionally, the authors point to the importance of support provided by the nearest community members. A significant factor was also altered decision-related balance by creating in people the conviction that exercising may be a means of personal fulfilment by being part of an elite group of active people [ 76 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, the authors point to the importance of support provided by the nearest community members. A significant factor was also altered decision-related balance by creating in people the conviction that exercising may be a means of personal fulfilment by being part of an elite group of active people [ 76 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This was the first English language textbook on 'exercise psychology', despite another publisher, a year later, claiming that their own book was the first! At the time, it was common to refer to the field as 'exercise psychology', and indeed it took some effort to change the ubiquitous use of the term 'sport psychology' to 'sport and exercise psychology', including its use in journal titles (see Biddle & Vergeer, 2019). Given that much of the early literature referred to structured exercise, we kept the word in the original book title.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is important to note that even in an early academic paper Layman [2] stated that the psychological benefits of physical activity had been "a part of the literature … for over 2000 years" but that claims "were often quite extravagant, without the benefit of supporting scientific evidence" (p. 33) [3]. It is common to see claims that physical activity in essentially 'good' for young people without necessarily recognising that positive mental health benefits may depend on the experience of physical activity and the context it takes place in rather than being an automatic benefit of engagement in any physical activity.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%