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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
The relationship between compulsive exercise and emotion regulation in adolescents
Huw Goodwin1, Emma Haycraft, Caroline Meyer
1Loughborough University Centre for Research into Eating Disorders, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.
British Journal of Health Psychology
|March 6, 2012
Summary
Adolescent compulsive exercise is linked to emotion regulation strategies. Both boys and girls use various emotion regulation techniques, some of which predict compulsive exercise behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Emotion regulation is a key developmental task in adolescence.
- Compulsive exercise is theorized as an emotion regulation strategy, but this remains understudied in adolescents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the cross-sectional association between emotion regulation and compulsive exercise attitudes in adolescents.
- To explore gender differences in this relationship.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- A sample of 1,630 adolescents (boys and girls) completed self-report questionnaires.
- Measures included compulsive exercise, emotion regulation, and disordered eating attitudes.
Main Results:
- Compulsive exercise showed a significant association with emotion regulation, independent of disordered eating attitudes.
- In boys, compulsive exercise related to internal functional, internal dysfunctional, and external functional emotion regulation.
- In girls, internal functional and internal dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies predicted compulsive exercise.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent compulsive exercise is positively associated with various emotion regulation strategies.
- Further longitudinal research is necessary to determine if emotion regulation strategies predict future compulsive exercise behaviors.
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