ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience2023
Exercise addiction: A narrative overview of research issues.
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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
- Exercise Dependence and Its Health Correlates: A Cross-Sectional Survey-Based Study of Impulsivity, Depression Symptom Severity, and Exercise Duration.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Possible relationship between genetic polymorphisms and the risk of exercise addiction among Turkish elite athletes: an exploratory pilot study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mindful Eating, Disordered Eating, and Exercise Addiction: A Bayesian Gaussian Network Analysis.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Exercise addiction: A review and evaluation of current research and theory.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Review
- From social media to body image distress: Problematic internet use, exercise addiction, and enhancement drugs use across countries.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Disordered Eating and Exercise Addiction Among Former Student-Athletes: Contribution of Athletic Experience and Personality.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Multidimensional body image and self-esteem: a latent profile analysis differentiating orthorexia nervosa and exercise addiction from disordered eating.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exercise addiction risk in recreational athletes: a cross-sectional study of psychological distress and food choice motivations in Jordan.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Compulsive exercise in adults with trichotillomania and skin picking disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Exercise Enjoyment and Exercise Addiction Risk Among Turkish Adults: Associations and Subgroup Differences in a Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Rowing across the Atlantic in an all-female team: Impact on mental health and mood changes-a cohort study.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Orthorexia nervosa and exercise addiction: distinct entities beyond restrictive and muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviours?Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- The mediating role of alexithymia in the relationship between childhood trauma and exercise addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 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
- CrossFit participants' experiences of balancing family, work, and fitness in a South African context.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The prediction role of perfectionism on exercise addiction in college students: chain-mediated effects of self-esteem and social anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Socio-ecological correlates of exercise procrastination and exercise addiction: a preliminary exploratory study using a single-university sample.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The impact of physical exercise on the flourishing level of vocational college students: an analysis based on random forest regression algorithm and moderated mediation model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effects of Exercise Addiction and theGenes · 2025Article
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Abstract
This narrative overview summarises the work on exercise addiction (EA) over the past 12 years and exposes critical conceptual and methodological issues. More than 1000 articles exist on EA, conceptualised as uncontrolled training harming the individual. Still, EA has no clinical diagnosis criteria at this time. Research is increasing continuously, but it is stale in advancing knowledge. Scalar measurement and lack of differentiation between
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