SynthesisThe International journal of eating disorders2021
Psychosocial etiology of maladaptive exercise and its role in eating disorders: A systematic review.
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- Feeling Better Before, Not After: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Affect Around Exercise in Women With Eating Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Athletes' relationships to training: Validation of an assessment tool across female and male athletes.Eating behaviors · 2026Article
- Pre-Treatment Fear of Weight Gain Is Associated With Engagement in a Greater Degree of Pre-Treatment Maladaptive Exercise Among Individuals With Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Managing Exercise in Eating Disorder Treatment and Adapting Treatment for Athletes.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Endometriosis and eating disorders: epidemiology, shared neurobiology, and clinical implications.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Review
- Maladaptive Exercise in People With a Lifetime History of Eating Disorders: A Multicountry Observational Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Observational
- Feeling Better Before, Not After: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Affect Around Exercise in Women with Eating Disorders.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity as a Cause of Dietary Restriction in Eating Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- "Prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders among Norwegian university students before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2018 and 202.: The SHoT study."Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Athletes with eating disorders: clinical-psychopathological features and gender differences.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Intuitive Exercise Scale for young adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A transdiagnostic and translational framework for delineating the neuronal mechanisms of compulsive exercise in anorexia nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Assessing the presence and motivations of orthorexia nervosa among athletes and adults with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- Affective profiles of exercise episodes are associated with maladaptive and adaptive motivations for exercise.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Article
- Patterns of maladaptive exercise behavior from ages 14-24 in a longitudinal cohort.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Weight status and weight-control exercise in adolescents: A longitudinal population-based study.Eating behaviors · 2023Article
- AgRP neurons coordinate the mitigation of activity-based anorexia.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Article
- Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Characterizing reasons for exercise in binge-spectrum eating disorders.Eating behaviors · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveAlthough maladaptive exercise (ME) is widely recognized as a clinical feature in transdiagnostic eating disorders, less is known about psychosocial factors that give rise to and perpetuate this behavior. This systematic review aimed to examine the empirical status of this association.
methodWe reviewed 46 full text articles examining longitudinal associations between psychosocial variables and ME.
resultsEighteen studies met full inclusion criteria. Based on our qualitative synthesis, evidence suggests reasonably consistent associations between early concern with weight and shape, and negative affect on later development of ME. DISCUSSION: Inconsistent and insufficient assessment of ME across a majority of studies underscores caution in interpretation of results, but guides important discussion for future clinical and research efforts.
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