SynthesisJournal of behavioral addictions2021
Theoretical conceptualisations of problematic exercise in psychometric assessment instruments: A systematic review.
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- A qualitative exploration of narratives among problematic exercise experiences.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- An empirical study on exercise addiction and grit among college students: based on 35 exercise sessions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Maladaptive Exercise in People With a Lifetime History of Eating Disorders: A Multicountry Observational Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Observational
- Validation and psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI-PL).Health psychology report · 2025Article
- The Arabic Version of Compulsive Exercise Test among Saudi Population; Translation and Validation.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Validation and measurement invariance of the Compulsive Exercise Test among Brazilian and American young adults.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
- Exercise addiction: A narrative overview of research issues.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2023Review
- Disorders due to addictive behaviors: Further issues, debates, and controversies •.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2022Article
- A Review of the Components of Problematic Exercise in Psychometric Assessment Instruments.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Physical Appearance Perfectionism: Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of an Assessment Instrument in a Representative Sample of Males.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mental Disorders in Individuals With Exercise Addiction-A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsThe aim of the present systematic review was to identify psychometric tools developed to assess problematic exercise in order to identify and compare their theoretical conceptualisations on which they are based.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted in the electronic databases Web of Science, Scielo, PsychINFO, PsycTEST and SCOPUS from their inception to January 2020.
resultsSeventeen assessment instruments met the eligibility criteria to be included in the present review. The instruments were classified according to their conceptualisation into five groups: (i) problematic exercise as an end of an exercise continuum, (ii) problematic exercise as a means of regulating body size and weight, (iii) problematic exercise as dependence, (iv) problematic exercise as a behavioural addiction and (v) no clear conceptualisation. DISCUSSION: The results suggest that the conceptualisations of the assessment instruments have resulted in a strong dichotomy in relation to the primary or secondary character of the problematic exercise that might be limiting the capacity of the instruments to adequately capture the multidimensionality of this construct.
conclusionsGiven the interest in understanding the complexity surrounding the problematic exercise, future research should develop more comprehensive definitions of this construct. This would allow a greater conceptual consensus to be reached that would allow progress to be made in the study of the problematic exercise.
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