Learning Outcomes
To provide theoretical and practical knowledge as to the field of exercise psychology, knowledge on the determinants of exercise participants' positive experience during exercise participation and degree of exercise involvement, and practical guidelines for the exercise instructor as to maximizing exercise participants' positive experiences during class and exercise adherence.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to exercise psychology
Self-esteem and exercise participation
The theories of reasoned action and planned behavior in exercise
Self-efficacy and achievement goals in exercise
Protection motivation theory and health action process approach in exercise
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and flow in exercise
The transtheoretical model in exercise
Elderly individuals and motives to exericse
Women and children in exercise and physical activity
The psychology of participation in outdoors physical activity