Open AccessPromoting Exercise Adherence Through Groups: A Self-Categorization Theory Perspective
Author(s) -
Mark R. Beauchamp
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
exercise and sport sciences reviews
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1538-3008
pISSN - 0091-6331
DOI - 10.1249/jes.0000000000000177
Subject(s) - categorization , perspective (graphical) , psychology , intervention (counseling) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry
The hypothesis presented in this paper is that adherence to exercise programs can be understood, and fostered through intervention, by considering how social identities form within group settings. This paper explains these processes from a self-categorization theory perspective.