Exercise addiction: a comparison between runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpp.v27.77638Keywords:
Individual Sports. Athletes. Dependence. Endurance training.Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare exercise addiction (EA) between runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes. Took part in this study 39 runners, 32 cyclists, 30 swimmers and 38 triathletes. Exercise Dependence Scale (EDS), and the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) was used to evaluate the EA and classified the participants into: at-risk for EA, nondependent-symptomatic, and nondependent asymptomatic.

