ReviewJournal of behavioral addictions2021
The expanded interactional model of exercise addiction.
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- Exercise addiction: A review and evaluation of current research and theory.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Review
- Associations of Yoga as a Mind-Body Exercise and Its Components with Spiritual and Subjective Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Evidence for Potential Distress Prevention.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The mediating effects of perceived stress and exercise addiction risk on the relationship between body image state and emotional eating among college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Passion, Perfectionism, and Sports Commitment as Predictors of Exercise Addiction.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Muscle Dysmorphia, Obsessive-Compulsive Traits, and Anabolic Steroid Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Role of Perfectionism and Sport Commitment on Exercise Addiction Among Hungarian Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Stability of exercise addiction symptoms and co-occurring mental disorders - a follow-up study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Awareness of exercise addiction and exercise motivation attitudes: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- A file audit of gym usage in an Australian private inpatient psychiatric hospital.Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · 2024Article
- Apples and oranges in the basket of a clinical model for exercise addiction: Rebuttal to Brevers et al. (2022).Journal of behavioral addictions · 2022Article
- Forced to stay at home-impact of curfews on mood during a pandemic for individuals with exercise dependence.German journal of exercise and sport research · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsCited in over 100 articles, the interactional model of exercise addiction (Egorov & Szabo, 2013) forms the theoretical foundation of many studies on the risk of exercise addiction. Still, the inclusion of previously omitted determinants could make it more useful. Therefore, this review presents the expanded version of the original model.
methodWe added 'self-concept' as another determinant in the 'personal factors' domain and 'attractive alternatives' to the 'situational factors' domain. Further, we doubled the reasons for exercise in the 'incentives for exercise domain.' Last, we added a new domain, the 'exercise-related stressors,' to illustrate that exercise itself might be a source of stress.
resultsThe expanded model is more inclusive and accounts for a greater combination of interactions playing roles in exercise addiction. Overlooking the eventuality that stress resulting from exercise might also fuel the dysfunction was a significant omission from the original model, rectified in the current update. Finally, the new expansions make the model more applicable to competitive situations too.
conclusionThe expanded interactional model of exercise addiction is more comprehensive than its original version. It also accounts for the exercise or sport-related stress as possible fuel in addictive exercise behavior.
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