Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences
This study was performed to investigate further the two-dimensional aspect of passion and its relationship to the risk of exercise addiction (REA) in nine nations and to clarify the unresolved gender differences. The here reported results stem from the reanalysis of data gathered in three previous e...
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| author | Attila Szabo Ricardo de la Vega Rita Kovácsik Lucia Jiménez Almendros Roberto Ruíz-Barquín Zsolt Demetrovics Szilvia Boros Ferenc Köteles |
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| description | This study was performed to investigate further the two-dimensional aspect of passion and its relationship to the risk of exercise addiction (REA) in nine nations and to clarify the unresolved gender differences. The here reported results stem from the reanalysis of data gathered in three previous empirical studies. The analyses demonstrated that harmonious (HP) and obsessive (OP) passion are two independent, non-interacting predictors of the REA, the prevalence of which was 12.1 % in the current sample that included 1448 people (age = 30.49 ± SD = 11.17 years; 55 % men), who exercised at least three hours per week. Furthermore, the results show that HP and OP could co-exist as a single ‘total’ or ‘true’ passion within the individual or in high-low HP and OP proportions, supporting the proposal for one, two-dimensional passion. Indeed, most people at REA demonstrated both high HP and high OP. The weekly amount of exercise was weakly associated with the two dimensions of passion. Relatively specific cultural differences in the REA and OP, but not HP, have emerged. The results also demonstrate that when a minimal weekly volume of training (i.e., 3 h) is a criterion for participant recruitment, no gender differences occur in the REA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-320a805743c04732b9f00e5a924aa7342022-12-22T04:40:25ZengElsevierAddictive Behaviors Reports2352-85322022-12-0116100451Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differencesAttila Szabo0Ricardo de la Vega1Rita Kovácsik2Lucia Jiménez Almendros3Roberto Ruíz-Barquín4Zsolt Demetrovics5Szilvia Boros6Ferenc Köteles7Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; Corresponding author at: Institute of Psychology and Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1117 Prielle Kornelia 47 St., 3rd floor, Hungary.Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainDepartment of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, GibraltarInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryThis study was performed to investigate further the two-dimensional aspect of passion and its relationship to the risk of exercise addiction (REA) in nine nations and to clarify the unresolved gender differences. The here reported results stem from the reanalysis of data gathered in three previous empirical studies. The analyses demonstrated that harmonious (HP) and obsessive (OP) passion are two independent, non-interacting predictors of the REA, the prevalence of which was 12.1 % in the current sample that included 1448 people (age = 30.49 ± SD = 11.17 years; 55 % men), who exercised at least three hours per week. Furthermore, the results show that HP and OP could co-exist as a single ‘total’ or ‘true’ passion within the individual or in high-low HP and OP proportions, supporting the proposal for one, two-dimensional passion. Indeed, most people at REA demonstrated both high HP and high OP. The weekly amount of exercise was weakly associated with the two dimensions of passion. Relatively specific cultural differences in the REA and OP, but not HP, have emerged. The results also demonstrate that when a minimal weekly volume of training (i.e., 3 h) is a criterion for participant recruitment, no gender differences occur in the REA.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853222000463CommitmentDependenceFitnessHarmonious passionObsessive passion |
| spellingShingle | Attila Szabo Ricardo de la Vega Rita Kovácsik Lucia Jiménez Almendros Roberto Ruíz-Barquín Zsolt Demetrovics Szilvia Boros Ferenc Köteles Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences Addictive Behaviors Reports Commitment Dependence Fitness Harmonious passion Obsessive passion |
| title | Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences |
| title_full | Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences |
| title_fullStr | Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences |
| title_short | Dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction: Cultural and gender differences |
| title_sort | dimensions of passion and their relationship to the risk of exercise addiction cultural and gender differences |
| topic | Commitment Dependence Fitness Harmonious passion Obsessive passion |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853222000463 |
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