1st Edition
Physical Activity, Exercise, and Mental Health An International Approach to Research and Practice
Acknowledgement
List of Contributors
Preface
About the editors
Series Foreword
Part One: Exercise Psychology from a Bibliometric Approach
Chapter 1. Global Trends and Hotspots of Exercise Psychology: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1988 to 2025
– Yu-Kai Chang, Chien-Heng Chu, Ruei-Hong Li, Chen-Sin Hung, Alessandro Quartiroli, and Nikos Ntoumanis
Part Two: Exercise and Mental Health
Chapter 2. Physical Activity Moves Me: Affect, Emotion, and Mood in the Context of Physical Activity
– Zachary Zenko, Leighton Jones, Miranda Miller, and Matthew A. Ladwig
Chapter 3. Exercise and Anxiety: The Impacts of Yoga
– Kimberlee B. Bonura, and I-Hua Chu
Chapter 4. Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training on Executive Function: A Review
– Jing-Yi Ai, Chen-Sin Hung, Brandon L. Alderman, Marius Brazaitis, and Yu-Kai Chang
Part Three: Exercise and Self-Experiences
Chapter 5. Physical Activity and Body Image
– Christy Greenleaf, Maria Fernanda Laus, and Caitlyn Hauff
Chapter 6. Weight-Related Stigma in Physical Activity Spaces: Trauma and Demotivation in Higher-Weight Individuals
– Garcia Ashdown-Franks, Angela Meadows, Eva Pila
Part Four: Exercise and Specific Topics
Chapter 7. The Effect of Physical Activity on Sleep
– Szilvia Boros, Nikoletta Barka, and Feifei Wang
Chapter 8. Optimal Experience in Exercise: A Flow Perspective
– Patricia C. Jackman, Rebecca M. Hawkins, Christian Swann, and Scott G. Goddard
Chapter 9. Harmonizing Body and Mind: Music-Related Applications for Exercise and Mental Health
– Garry Kuan, Costas I. Karageorghis, and Peter C. Terry
Part Five: Exercise and Applications around the World
Chapter 10. Promoting Mental Health through Physical Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa
– Medina Srem-Sai, Jacob Owusu Sarfo, and John Elvis Hagan Jnr
Chapter 11. Promoting Mental Health through Physical Activity and Sport in Oceania
– Stewart A. Vella, Caitlin Liddelow, Matthew J. Schweickle, Kurtis Pankow, and Jordan T. Sutcliffe
Chapter 12. Promoting Mental Health through Physical Activity & Exercise in Asia
– Fenghua Sun, Claudia Ming Yu Wong, Yan Shi, and Simon B. Cooper
Chapter 13. Promoting Mental Health through Physical Activity: Evidence from Greece, Italy and Spain
– Giampaolo Santi, Marta Duina, Dimitrios Kokaridas, Athanasios Papaioannou, Joan Pons, Marta Borrueco, and Attilio Carraro
Chapter 14. Promoting Mental Health through Physical Activity in Latino America Athletes
– Franco Noce, José Marcelo Roffé, Francisco Enrique Garcia Ucha, Cristina Carvalho de Melo, and Renato Gomes Sá de Moraes
Part Six: Becoming an Exercise and Physical Activity Psychology Professional
Chapter 15 The Role of Exercise Psychology Practitioners in Promoting Physical Activity: Competence, Training and Practice
– Alessandro Quartiroli, Amanda Warner, & Christopher R. D. Wagstaff
Biography
Yu-Kai Chang is Chair Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.
Alessandro Quartiroli is Professor, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, USA and Visiting Professor, University of Portsmouth, UK.
