A description of the ways in which sport, exercise and fitness affect human psychology and development from before birth to old age. The contributing authors cover psychological attitudes to fitness, environmental factors, adolescent identity and moral development.

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Part 1 How psychology relates to sports, exercise and fitness, L. Diamant. Part 2 Developments - growing and maturing: environmental effects of the fetus - the examples of alcohol, cocaine and exercise, L. Eisen et al; athletic activity, body image and adolescent identity, A.E. McCabe et al; moral development and sports participation, I.J. Toner; exercise, fitness and ageing - psychological perspectives, B.G. Gray and T.J. Puglisi. Part 3 Theoretical contributions: behavioural approach to health psychology, P.A. Lamal; Psychological Motivation In Sport, Exercise And Fitness, S.D. Butt; personality traits and athletic performance, L. Diamant et al.