| Validation of the exercise addiction inventory in a Danish sport context. | |
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PMID: 22882175 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Exercise addiction is characterized by excessive exercise behavior with potential negative consequences. The symptoms consist of salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflicts, and relapse. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the exercise addiction inventory (EAI) and to estimate the prevalence of exercise addiction in a Danish normal weight sport population. A sample of 780 habitual fitness and football exercisers were contacted and 590 completed the EAI and an in-house questionnaire containing questions about variables related to exercise addiction: (a) exercise frequency; (b) continuance despite injuries; and (c) personal perception of addiction. The results demonstrated an overall prevalence of exercise addiction of 5.8%. There was no significant difference between fitness and football prevalences. The internal reliability of EAI was acceptable with a Cronbach's α of 0.66. The criterion validity was tested toward the three variables related to exercise addiction. The dependent group had significantly higher scores on the three variables than the non-dependent group. Exercise addiction seems to exist in both fitness and football. The EAI is a useful screening tool and might be applicable in future screening and prevention of exercise addiction. However, further investigation about the population is needed to understand the phenomenon and to identify the risk group. |
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M B Lichtenstein; E Christiansen; N Bilenberg; R K Støving |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-6 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0838 ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Med Sci Sports Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-8-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111504 Medline TA: Scand J Med Sci Sports Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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Centre for Eating Disorders, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. |
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