Adherence Issues in Sport and Exercise

by Bull, Stephen J.

• ISBN13: 9780471988489
• ISBN10: 0471988480
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This book addresses adherence in sport and exercise-how well a person complies with a particular descriptive, such as a rigid regime, when pursuing sport as a career-from different psychological perspectives. Featuring contributors hailing from the UK and North America, the book focuses on issues such as motivation in children, exercise for clinical populations, mental skills training in sport, the role of coaches and parents, athletic counseling, and more.

Table of Contents

About the editor	vii
About the authors	ix
Foreword	xiii
Acknowledgements	xv
Preface	xvii
Social Influence and Exercise Involvement	1	(18)
Albert V. Carron
Heather Hausenblas
Paul A. Estabrooks
Adherence to Exercise and the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change	19	(28)
Gabrielle Richards Reed
Adherence in Primary Health Care Exercise Promotion Schemes	47	(28)
Adrian Taylor
Exercise Adherence and Clinical Populations	75	(36)
Nanette Mutrie
Adherence to Sport and Physical Activity in Children and Youth	111	(34)
Stuart Biddle
Adherence to Sport Injury Rehabilitation Regimens	145	(24)
Britton Brewer
Adherence to Psychological Preparation in Sport	169	(28)
Christopher J. Shambrook
Stephen J. Bull
Environmental Determinants of Adherence in Applied Sport Psychology	197	(24)
Derek Milne
The Client--Practitioner Interaction: Adherence and Treatment Outcomes	221	(18)
Al Petitpas
Collaboration and Reflection: Adopting Action Research Themes and Processes to Promote Adherence to Changing Practice	239	(24)
David Gilbourne
Multi-method Approaches to the Investigation of Adherence Issues: Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques	263	(26)
Lynne H. Johnston
Rod M. Corban
Patricia Clarke
Author index	289	(6)
Subject index	295