Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the module students should be able to:
(a) explain the peculiarities of exercise participants' psychology
(b) describe basic psychological theories and interventions in the area of exercise psychology
(c) interpret the psychological factors related to exercise participants' motivation for exercise adherence
(d) devise strategies to achieve exercise participants' improved psychology aiming to maximise 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 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 exercise
Women and children in exercise and physical activity
The psychology of participation and achievement goals in outdoors physical activity