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dc.contributor.authorWågan, Frida Austmo
dc.contributor.authorDarvik, Monica
dc.contributor.authorPedersen, Arve Vorland
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-17T07:11:21Z
dc.date.available2022-11-17T07:11:21Z
dc.date.created2021-06-28T15:37:36Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3032277
dc.description.abstractBody concerns and stress-related disorders are increasing in the younger population in a wide range of nations. Studies find links between both self-worth, exercise dependence, and self-esteem in relation to stress, but few have considered all three variables in relation to one another. The present study explored whether the co-appearance of high levels of psychological distress, and low levels of self-esteem may be a vulnerability factor for developing exercise dependence by studying the links between self-esteem, psychological stress, and exercise dependence. A standardized cross-sectional questionnaire was completed by 203 regular exercisers attending two gyms (mean age: 35.9 years). The variables self-esteem, psychological distress, and exercise dependence were all significantly correlated with each other, even after weekly exercise amount, age, and gender had been accounted for. Those who exercised for more than 9 h per week had a significantly higher score on stress and exercise dependence symptoms, and a lower score on self-esteem compared with the remaining groups. One could hypothesize that low self-esteem is a vulnerability factor and high psychological stress a maintenance factor for an exercise-dependent person. It is argued that more focus should be directed toward the negative consequences of excessive exercise.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5577
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleAssociations between Self-Esteem, Psychological Stress, and the Risk of Exercise Dependence.en_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.volume18en_US
dc.source.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)en_US
dc.source.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18115577
dc.identifier.cristin1919034
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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