The literature on affective determinants of physical activity (PA) is growing rapidly. The
present paper aims to provide greater clarity regarding the definition and distinctions among …

This review aimed to combine the literature on major personality traits and physical activity
alongside providing some meta-analytic summaries of the findings. Overall, 33 studies …

Aims Although relationships between addiction and personality have previously been
explored, no study has ever simultaneously investigated the interrelationships between …

Recently, it has been proposed that a General Factor of Personality (GFP) occupies the top
of the hierarchical personality structure. We present a meta-analysis (K= 212, total N …

Although sport is played with the body, it is won in the mind. Inspired by this idea, the second
edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive critical introduction to sport and …

Compulsive exercise is a condition described since 1970s. It is characterized by a craving
for physical training, resulting in uncontrollable excessive exercise behavior with harmful …

Introduction Excessive physical exercise may evolve into physical exercise addiction, a
recently identified entity with many yet unclear aspects, such as global prevalence and …

Our study aims to assess the prevalence of behavioural addictions in an adolescent
population, evaluating the effects of gender and age, and to assess the correlations among …

Background and aims Exercise addiction receives substantial attention in the field of
behavioral addictions. It is a unique form of addiction because in contrast to other addictive …

Exercise addiction is characterized by excessive exercise patterns with potential negative
consequences such as overuse injuries. The aim of this study was to compare eating …