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Physical exercise and psychological well being: a critical review.

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Scully, D, Kremer, J, Meade, M M, Graham, R, Dudgeon, K·1998·British Journal of Sports Medicine

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The relation between physical exercise and psychological health has increasingly come under the spotlight over recent years. While the message emanating from physiological research has extolled the general advantages of exercise in terms of physical health, the equivalent psychological literature has revealed a more complex relation. The paper outlines the research evidence, focusing on the relation between physical exercise and depression, anxiety, stress responsivity, mood state, self esteem, premenstrual syndrome, and body image. Consideration is also given to the phenomena of exercise addiction and withdrawal, and implications for exercise prescription are discussed.

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Authors: Scully, D., Kremer, J., Meade, M. M., Graham, R., & Dudgeon, K.
Affiliations: University of Ulster (GB)
ORCID: Scully, D
Venue: British Journal of Sports Medicine
Publisher: BMJ
Published: 1998-06
Volume: 32
Issue: 2
Pages: 111-120
ISSN: 0306-3674 (ISSN-L)
1473-0480
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.32.2.111
PMC: PMC1756084
OpenAlex: W2161259339
Cited by: 771
References: 115
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 66 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 52 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 32 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 44 · 2012: 38
FWCI: 1.76
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: British Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords: physical activity, psychological well-being, depression, anxiety, stress responsivity, mood states, self-esteem, premenstrual syndrome, body image, exercise addiction, exercise withdrawal, exercise prescription
MeSH terms: Affect, Anxiety, Depression, United Kingdom, Health Status, Humans, Mental Health, Self Concept, Stress, Physiological, Exercise

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