Mediating Roles of Psychological Distress, Insomnia, and Body Image Concerns in the Association Between Exercise Addiction and Eating Disorders

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...

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Published in:Psychology research and behavior management 2023-01, Vol.16, p.2533-2542
Main Authors: Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi, Imani, Vida, Potenza, Marc N, Chen, Hsin-Pao, Lin, Chung-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addiction
addictive behaviour
adolescent
Body image
Care and treatment
compulsive behaviour
eating disorder
Eating disorders
exercise
Insomnia
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Original Research
stress
Stress in children
Substance abuse
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary: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. 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. There were significantly positive relationships between the variables (r=0.12-0.54, p
ISSN:1179-1578
1179-1578
DOI:10.2147/PRBM.S414543