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Is exercise addiction in fitness centers a socially accepted behavior?

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2017
Background: Fitness exercise is popular and associated with improved health and social status. Taken to extremes, however, exercise can become an addiction. One suggested symptom of exercise addiction is “conflicts” with family and friends.
Mia Beck Lichtenstein, Bolette Emborg, Simone Daugaard Hemmingsen, Nina Beck Hansen   +3 more
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The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Smartphone addiction is widespread among college students. Physical exercise and core self-evaluation are two potential factors that may influence smartphone addiction.
Yanbin Gong, Haibo Yang, Xuejun Bai, Yuehua Wang, Jiayu An   +4 more
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Exercise Addiction and Personality: a Two-Decade Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature (1995–2016)

Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018
Background. It is largely unknown why among millions of exercisers a small proportion become addicted to the behaviour in a similar manner to other common addictions, such as alcohol addiction.
Julianna Bircher, Mark D. Griffiths, Krisztian Kasos, Zsolt Demetrovics, Attila Szabo   +4 more
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An empirical investigation of dance addiction [PDF]

, 2015
Although recreational dancing is associated with increased physical and psychological well-being, little is known about the harmful effects of excessive dancing.
A Field, A Goodman, A Maraz, A Terry, AE Fallon, AJ Luck, Aniko Maraz, Aviv M. Weinstein, B Babusa, BH Marcus, C Basson, C Davis, C Davis, CL Keyes, CL Keyes, D Hagström, D Scully, D Veale, D Veale, EF Pierce, EF Pierce, GP Emerenziani, HA Hausenblas, HA Hausenblas, IM Cockerill, J Adams, J Billieux, J Hartog, JF Morgan, JK Vermunt, JR Hughes, K Blum, K Mónok, L Goodison, LK Muthén, LK Muthén, LM Mainwaring, LR Derogatis, M Griffiths, M Griffiths, Mark Damian Griffiths, MC Zanarini, MC Zanarini, O Király, R Bijl, R Targhetta, RM O’Brien, Róbert Urbán, ST Lanza, TB Baker, TF Cash, Z Demetrovics, Z Demetrovics, Zsolt Demetrovics   +53 more
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May Exercise Prevent Addiction? [PDF]

Current Neuropharmacology, 2011
Amphetamines exert their persistent addictive effects by activating brain's reward pathways, perhaps through the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens (and/or in other places). On the other hand, there is a relationship between dopamine and all behavioural aspects that involve motor activity and it has been demonstrated that exercise leads to an
Fontes-Ribeiro, C. A, Marques, E, Pereira, F. C, Silva, A. P, Macedo, T. R. A   +4 more
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Exercise Addiction in Athletes and Leisure Exercisers: The Moderating Role of Passion [PDF]

, 2016
Background and aims Recently, empirical research has linked obsessive passion to the etiology of exercise addiction, and the conceptual reason behind the fact that the latter is more prevalent in athletes than leisure exercisers has been challenged.
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The exercise paradox: An interactional model for a clearer conceptualization of exercise addiction [PDF]

, 2013
Background and aims: Exercise addiction receives substantial attention in the field of behavioral addictions. It is a unique form of addiction because in contrast to other addictive disorders it is carried out with major physical-effort and high energy
Egorov, Alexei Y., Szabo, Attila
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Contextualising over-engagement in work: towards a more global understanding of workaholism as an addiction [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose: Despite increasing empirical research into workaholism, no single definition or conceptualisation has emerged, and current understandings of workaholism are arguably problematic.
Griffiths, MD, Karanika-Murray, M
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A Mixed-Method Investigation into Therapeutic Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for People Recovering from Substance Use Disorders [PDF]

, 2020
© 2020, The Author(s). Mind Body Connect (MBC) is a charity which uses therapeutic yoga as a vehicle of change for marginalized populations. Alongside MBC, Sheffield Hallam University’s SHU Strength researchers carried out this study aiming to: (1) Gauge
Barley, Ruth, Fitzgerald, Chris, Hunt, J., Klasto, S.P., West, R.   +4 more
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Prevalence and Correlates of Exercise Addiction in the Presence vs. Absence of Indicated Eating Disorders

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020
Despite the many benefits of regular, sustained exercise, there is evidence that exercise can become addictive, to the point where the exerciser experiences negative physiological and psychological symptoms, including withdrawal symptoms upon cessation ...
Mike Trott, Lin Yang, Lin Yang, Sarah E. Jackson, Joseph Firth, Joseph Firth, Joseph Firth, Claire Gillvray, Claire Gillvray, Claire Gillvray, Brendon Stubbs, Brendon Stubbs, Brendon Stubbs, Lee Smith   +13 more
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