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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2002): |
Relationship among sex, imagery, and exercise dependence symptoms.
Full Abstract
There is limited research examining the physical (e.g., sex) and psychological correlates (e.g., imagery) of exercise dependence despite its harmful effects. The purposes of this study were to examine sex differences and the predictive ability of exercise imagery for exercise dependence symptoms. Participants were 408 university students who completed measures of exercise imagery, exercise behavior, and exercise dependence. The results indicated that men reported more exercise dependence symptoms than women. For the women, exercise behavior, appearance imagery, and energy imagery were positive predictors of exercise dependence symptoms. In contrast, for the men, exercise behavior and energy imagery positively predicted exercise dependence symptoms. Consistent with suggestions by C. Hall (1995), exercise imagery may be related to exercise dependence symptoms.
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Author information
Author/s: Hausenblas, Heather A (HA); Downs, Danielle Symons (DS);
Affiliation: Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-8205, USA. heatherh(-atsign-)hhp.ufl.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (Psychol Addict Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 16 (issue 2) : pp 169-72
Dates: Created 2002/06/24; Completed 2002/08/07; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12079258, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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