The purpose of the study was to obtain descriptive information from runners concerning
various aspects of their running, leading to the development and validation of a scale to …

Runners frequently become addicted to running and continue to run even when it is
detrimental to their health. In the present study a paper and pencil test to measure running …

Regular running or jogging has been promoted for improved health and well-being. The
potential negative aspects of commitment or 'addiction'to the activity have received less …

Controversy exists regarding the psychological effects of distance running. While running
has been used as an adjunctive treatment for depression and anxiety, it has also been …

Previous research has shown that commitment to running can be assessed using a paper
and pencil questionnaire. In this study a more general commitment to physical activity was …

The motives for taking part in recreational running were investigated. Factor analytic
techniques showed there to be six motivational categories underlying a runners' …

Running yields positive changes in affect, but the external validity of controlled studies has
received little attention in the literature. In this inquiry, 50 recreational runners completed the …

This study was designed to examine some of the psychosocial factors underlying the recent
marathon boom. A survey of 459 marathoners varying in age, sex, ability, and experience …

This experiment examined, through quantitative measures, exercise dependence in subjects
who had been running at least a year and ran at least 5 days a week. The subjects, 24 …

Several aspects of obligatory running are examined with particular emphasis on the
anorexia analogue hypothesis. The psychometric characteristics of the Obligatory Exercise …