Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna; Wolff, Wanja; Schüler, Julia (2021). Too Much of a Good Thing? Exercise Dependence in Endurance Athletes: Relationships with Personal and Social Resources. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(6), p. 2966. MDPI 10.3390/ijerph18062966
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Background: A large body of research has examined the positive effects of physical activity on physical and mental health. However, for some, excessive exercise can develop into an addiction that is detrimental to their health. In the present study, we examine potential personal (self-control, self-concordance) and social (social support) resources that we assume to be related to exercise dependence. (2) Methods: One hundred and forty athletes from different endurance sports participated in an online survey. Exercise dependence, self-control, self-concordance, and social support were assessed using questionnaires that are well-established in health and sport psychology. Additionally, further sport-relevant and demographic variables were assessed. (3) Results: Correlational analyses supported our hypotheses that exercise dependence is negatively correlated with the personal resources trait, state self-control, and self-concordance. Social support, however, was not significantly correlated with exercise dependence. Furthermore, the results of a mediation analysis revealed that the relationship between both personal traits (self-control, self-concordance) and exercise dependence was mediated by state self-control. (4) Conclusions: Our results indicate that trait self-control and self-concordance might be important personal resources that protect against exercise dependence by making state self-control available.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Educational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Wolff, Wanja |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education |
ISSN: |
1660-4601 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Wanja Wolff |
Date Deposited: |
06 Apr 2022 15:10 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:49 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph18062966 |
PubMed ID: |
33799357 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/154558 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/154558 |
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