Exercise Psychology and Physical Disability

Exercise psychology issues for people with physical disabilities.

“…Thus, there are many potential new directions for research. In his review of disability exercise psychology literature, Martin (2012) We identify three additional lines of potential future research. First, we propose the use of an integrated knowledge translation approach to exercise intervention research.…”

“…However, most of this research consists of "one-off" descriptive or correlational studies, rather than lines of research devoted to developing a comprehensive understanding of the effects of exercise on psychological wellbeing in populations with physical disability. Many such studies have reported that physical activity is associated with improved psychological well-being (for reviews, see Martin, 2012, andMartin Ginis, Jetha, Mack, &Hetz, 2010). It is difficult, however, to draw firm conclusions or make recommendations from this body of literature given its descriptive nature; the inconsistent operationalization of physical activity and psychological variables; and the typically small, disparate samples used to test hypotheses.…”