ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Protective and Risk Factors in Exercise Addiction: A Series of Moderated Mediation Analyses.
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- Body image and risk of exercise addiction in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the relationship between social media dependence and internet addiction among college students from a bibliometric perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Multidimensional body image and self-esteem: a latent profile analysis differentiating orthorexia nervosa and exercise addiction from disordered eating.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Orthorexia nervosa and exercise addiction: distinct entities beyond restrictive and muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviours?Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Internalized weight stigma and compulsive exercise among college students: a variable-centered and person-centered analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The roles of body ımage, drive for muscularity, and spiritual well-being in the relationship between disordered eating and exercise addiction among sports science students: a moderated model.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exploring Exercise Addiction, Self-Esteem, and Early Maladaptive Schemas: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Female University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Awareness of exercise addiction and exercise motivation attitudes: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Predictive Model of the Relationship between Positive and Negative Affect, Self-Consciousness of Appearance, and Positive Body Image in Physical Exercise Practice.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Family Functioning Styles and Exercise Addiction: Disengaged, Enmeshed, and Rigid Family Patterns Are Associated with Exercise Addiction.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- How depression and ADHD relate to exercise addiction: a cross-sectional study among frequent exercisers.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The relationship between social media addiction, fear of missing out and family functioning: a structural equation mediation model.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Relationships between Depression, Fear of Missing Out and Social Media Addiction: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Love Addiction, Adult Attachment Patterns and Self-Esteem: Testing for Mediation Using Path Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The Association between Alexithymia and Social Media Addiction: Exploring the Role of Dysmorphic Symptoms, Symptoms Interference, and Self-Esteem, Controlling for Age and Gender.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Mediating Roles of Psychological Distress, Insomnia, and Body Image Concerns in the Association Between Exercise Addiction and Eating Disorders.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- The Relationship between Attachment Styles and Compulsive Online Shopping: The Mediating Roles of Family Functioning Patterns.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical Activity and Exercise Addiction During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Psychological impact of COVID-19 restrictions among individuals at risk of exercise addiction and their socio-demographic correlates: A Saudi Arabian survey study.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
For a minority of individuals, exercise may become excessive and lead to an addictive behaviour. To better understand the processes by which exercise could become an addiction, the present study examined the risk and protective factors of exercise addiction among regular exercisers, by investigating the role of drive for thinness, bulimia, body dissatisfaction, body image concerns, and self-esteem. A sample of 319 Italian regular exercisers (M
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