Exercising for the Pleasure and for the Pain of It: The Implications of Different Forms of Hedonistic Thinking in Theories of Physical Activity Behavior

Stephen L. Murphy; Daniel Eaves

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00843

Exercising for the Pleasure and for the Pain of It: The Implications of Different Forms of Hedonistic Thinking in Theories of Physical Activity Behavior

Stephen L. Murphy
, Daniel Eaves

SSSHL Psychology

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“They [pleasure and pain] govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think” (Bentham, 1780, p.1)

Physical inactivity is one of the most widely reported risk-factors associated with many non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, obesity, hypertension, stroke, osteoporosis, and depression (Warburton et al., 2006; Bravata et al., 2007), as well as overall global mortality (World Health Organization, 2010). Interventions that increase physical activity can reliably reduce the impact of these undesired outcomes. However, the key question facing research and theory is how best to conceptualize the associated psychological factors, which ultimately determine adherence to behavioral change. Social-Cognitive models of behavior, including the Theory of Planned Behavior, Transtheoretical Model, and Social-Cognitive Theory, represent popular explanatory frameworks, which can help practitioners understand how best to improve physical activity behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	-
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	7
Issue number	843
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00843
Publication status	Published - 10 Jun 2016

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