TY - JOUR T1 - Physical exercise and psychological well being: a critical review. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 111 LP - 120 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.32.2.111 VL - 32 IS - 2 AU - D Scully AU - J Kremer AU - M M Meade AU - R Graham AU - K Dudgeon Y1 - 1998/06/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/32/2/111.abstract N2 - 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. ER -