운동심리학의 이론적 모형과 실증적 지식 및 미래 연구방향

The current paper was generally discussed the research trend and task in exercise psychology based on the related previous studies. Until the beginning of 1990s sport psychology aimed at enhancing athletes' sport performance. However, after that time interests in exercise psychology which is focused on promoting quality of life through individuals' physical activity participation and adherence has been gradually diffused. Accordingly,exercise psychology has become an unique discipline along with increase in the related studies. Today, it is witnessed that application and test of various models developed in pure psychological discipline have been actively carried out in order to explain individual's physical activity behavior. Specially, self-efficacy theory as one of the most frequently applied models in exercise psychology has been contributed to understand and explain exercise behavior. More recently, transtheoretical model which is focused on the stages of physical activity behavior and stage-matched intervention has been paid much attention to promote physical activity behavior, and moreover social ecological model indicating that physical activity should be more effectively explained by interactions of psychological, social and environmental factors has been applied frequently in exercise psychology. In the second part of this paper the authors indicated various psychological benefits of regular physical activity and in particular demonstrated the clinical effects of physical activity as behavioral medicine to cure anxiety and depression. In conclusion, further research should be carried out in real physical activity field to identify better appropriate psychological models which associate with physical activity.