Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being
Escapism is a fundamental motivation in many forms of activity engagements. At its core, escapism is “a habitual diversion of the mind … as an escape from reality or routine”. Accordingly, escapism may entail many adaptive and maladaptive psychological antecedents, covariates, and outcomes. However,...
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| description | Escapism is a fundamental motivation in many forms of activity engagements. At its core, escapism is “a habitual diversion of the mind … as an escape from reality or routine”. Accordingly, escapism may entail many adaptive and maladaptive psychological antecedents, covariates, and outcomes. However, few studies have been conducted on escapism as a motivational mindset in running. Here, in a sample of recreational runners (N = 227), we applied a two-dimensional model of escapism, comprising self-expansion (adaptive escapism) and self-suppression (maladaptive escapism), and examined how they were related to exercise dependence and subjective well-being. First, confirmatory factor analyses showed that the escapism dimensions were highly diversifiable in the sample. Then, correlational analyses showed that self-expansion was positively correlated to subjective well-being, whereas self-suppression was negatively related to well-being. Self-suppression was more strongly related to exercise dependence compared to self-expansion. Finally, path analyses evidenced an explanatory role of self-expansion and self-suppression in the inverse relationship between exercise dependence and well-being. In conclusion, the present findings support escapism as a relevant framework for understanding the relationship between exercise dependence in running and subjective well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9da039c597684fafbee67e5234ce0bed2023-01-25T05:16:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-01-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10351961035196Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-beingFrode Stenseng0Frode Stenseng1Ingvild Bredvei Steinsholt2Beate Wold Hygen3Pål Kraft4Pål Kraft5Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayOslo University College, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology Social Research, Trondheim, NorwayOslo University College, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayEscapism is a fundamental motivation in many forms of activity engagements. At its core, escapism is “a habitual diversion of the mind … as an escape from reality or routine”. Accordingly, escapism may entail many adaptive and maladaptive psychological antecedents, covariates, and outcomes. However, few studies have been conducted on escapism as a motivational mindset in running. Here, in a sample of recreational runners (N = 227), we applied a two-dimensional model of escapism, comprising self-expansion (adaptive escapism) and self-suppression (maladaptive escapism), and examined how they were related to exercise dependence and subjective well-being. First, confirmatory factor analyses showed that the escapism dimensions were highly diversifiable in the sample. Then, correlational analyses showed that self-expansion was positively correlated to subjective well-being, whereas self-suppression was negatively related to well-being. Self-suppression was more strongly related to exercise dependence compared to self-expansion. Finally, path analyses evidenced an explanatory role of self-expansion and self-suppression in the inverse relationship between exercise dependence and well-being. In conclusion, the present findings support escapism as a relevant framework for understanding the relationship between exercise dependence in running and subjective well-being.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1035196/fulladdictionflowcopingemotion regulationaffect |
| spellingShingle | Frode Stenseng Frode Stenseng Ingvild Bredvei Steinsholt Beate Wold Hygen Pål Kraft Pål Kraft Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being Frontiers in Psychology addiction flow coping emotion regulation affect |
| title | Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being |
| title_full | Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being |
| title_fullStr | Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being |
| title_full_unstemmed | Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being |
| title_short | Running to get “lost”? Two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well-being |
| title_sort | running to get lost two types of escapism in recreational running and their relations to exercise dependence and subjective well being |
| topic | addiction flow coping emotion regulation affect |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1035196/full |
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