ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2023
Mediating Roles of Psychological Distress, Insomnia, and Body Image Concerns in the Association Between Exercise Addiction and Eating Disorders.
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- The Association Between Disordered Eating and Sleep in Non-Clinical Populations-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise addiction: A review and evaluation of current research and theory.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Review
- Obligatory Exercise and Eating Attitudes-A Pilot Study on Polish Adolescents.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Multidimensional body image and self-esteem: a latent profile analysis differentiating orthorexia nervosa and exercise addiction from disordered eating.BMC psychiatry · 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
- Body image disturbance, compensatory exercise, and exercise avoidance: cross-sectional conditional process associations in university students.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
- The Role of Perfectionism and Sport Commitment on Exercise Addiction Among Hungarian Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Eating Attitudes, Body Appreciation, Perfectionism, and the Risk of Exercise Addiction in Physically Active Adults: A Cluster Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Exercise addiction and disordered eating in young Lebanese regular sport practitioners: the indirect role of body appreciation and body dysmorphic concerns.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Obsession: Exercise Addiction among Female Amateur Runners in Delhi-NCR and the Power of Unwavering Commitment.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Recent insights in the correlation between social media use, personality traits and exercise addiction: a literature review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Major Dietary Patterns, Exercise Addiction, and Eating Disorders Among a Sample of Physically Active Young Adults.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2024Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Purpose: Exercising can promote good health. However, excessive exercising may have downsides. This study examined the association between exercise addiction and eating disorders and whether the identified association was mediated by psychological distress, insomnia (including sleep quality), and body image concern. Methods: A total of 2088 adolescents (mean age of 15.3 years) participated in this cross-sectional study by questions assessing exercise addiction, eating disorders, psychological distress, insomnia, sleep quality, and body image concern. Results: There were significantly positive relationships between the variables (r=0.12-0.54, p<0.01) with effect sizes from small to large. The four potential mediators (ie, insomnia, sleep quality, psychological distress, and body image concern), individually and in total, significantly mediated the association between exercise addiction and eating disorders. Conclusion: The findings suggest that exercise addiction in adolescents may influence eating disorders through multiple pathways, such as insomnia, psychological distress, and body image concerns. Future research should examine these relationships longitudinally and use gathered information to inform intervention development. Clinicians and healthcare workers are encouraged to assess exercise addiction when treating individuals with eating disorders.
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