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The Thin Ideal and Attitudes towards Appearance as Correlates of Exercise Addiction among Sporty People during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022

The stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have exacerbated body image concerns. A society that perpetuates the attempt for a perfect and thin appearance represents a fertile ground for the development of exercise addiction (EA). This cross-sectional study aims to explore EA during the second wave of the pandemic (October–December 2020) and to examine the independent influence of both time spent on moderate and vigorous physical activities and body image variables (i.e., drive for leanness and sociocultural attitudes toward appearance) on EA. A sample of Italian sporty people (N = 194; 48.5% females; Mage = 25.91 ± 6.32) was surveyed using the Exercise Addiction In…

Behavioral NeuroscienceSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaGeneticsdrive for leannessCOVID-19sociocultural attitudes towards appearanceCOVID-19; exercise addiction; moderate-to-vigorous physical activities; drive for leanness; sociocultural attitudes towards appearancemoderate-to-vigorous physical activitiesDevelopmentexercise addictionGeneral PsychologyEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsBehavioral Sciences; Volume 12; Issue 6; Pages: 187
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