Background Evidence suggests that physical self-concept is associated with physical activity
in children and adolescents, but no systematic review of this literature has been conducted …

Background. A positive self‐concept is valued as a desirable outcome in many disciplines of
psychology as well as an important mediator to other outcomes. Aims. The present review …

The theory of planned behavior proposes that behavior is predicted by behavioral intention
which is, in turn, predicted by three base components: attitudes toward the behavior …

Bayesian statistics is on the rise in mainstream psychology, but applications in sport and
exercise psychology research are scarce. In this article, the foundations of Bayesian …

We (Marsh & Craven, 1997) have claimed that academic self-concept and achievement are
mutually reinforcing, each leading to gains in the other. Baumeister, Campbell, Krueger, and …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Traditional reviews and previous meta-analyses of self-concept interventions have
underestimated effect sizes by using an implicitly unidimensional perspective that …

Now in its fifth edition, The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice is the
ideal resource for undergraduate courses devoted to the study of exercise behavior …

More than a decade ago, Elliot and Dweck (2005) concluded that competency
selfperceptions are all-pervasive and powerful,“a basic psychological need that has a …

In a meta-analysis of longitudinal analyses of the theory of planned behaviour, we tested a
series of extended or auxiliary theory-consistent hypotheses: construct stability, theory …