Passion and Addiction in Sports and Exercise is about the bright and dark aspects of sports
and exercise behavior and revolves around two closely related yet distinct concepts …

While regular exercise should be part of the contemporary lifestyle, many people
overindulge in it to the point of losing control over their behavior. This condition is known as …

Exercise addiction is a term used to describe dysfunctional exercise behavior characterized
by the classic symptoms of addictions, which eventually result in physical, psychological, or …

Escapism is a fundamental motivation in many forms of activity engagements. At its core,
escapism is “a habitual diversion of the mind… as an escape from reality or routine” …

Introduction Exercise addiction is a phenomenon being able to affecting the athletic
performance. The gene, ANKK1 and the polymorphism NM_178510. 2: c. 2137G> A …

Exercise addiction is a morbid-compulsive behavioral pattern characterized by a loss of
control over exercise and which results in major detrimental consequences in the affected …

The aim of this mixed-method study was to examine situational and personal factors
contributing to risk of exercise addiction (EA). Among 164 participants surveyed using the …

Process/behavioral addictions (PBAs) have become more frequently identified and
diagnosed within the previous decade. For this reason, licensed counseling professionals …

Studies investigating competitive bodybuilding have primarily done so from a pathologizing
perspective, and have often considered aspects of the competitive bodybuilding lifestyle in …

Using a self-determination theory (SDT) framework, the aims of our study were to examine
the perfectionism-exercise dependence relationships, and whether basic psychological …