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Flora Colledge¹, Robyn Cody¹, Ursula G Buchner²

¹Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Excessive exercise may be a behavioral addiction. This meta-review identified 56 symptoms, with ten suggested criteria for exercise addiction aligning with gambling disorder criteria.

Keywords:

behavioral addiction diagnosis diagnostic criteria exercise addiction review symptomatology

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Area of Science:

Behavioral psychology
Clinical psychology
Addiction research

Background:

Excessive exercise is prevalent, but not yet classified as an addictive disorder.
Existing research lacks sufficient evidence for formal categorization.
Individuals report inability to cease exercise despite negative consequences.

Conclusions:

Results suggest excessive exercise may be a behavioral addiction, mirroring DSM-5 criteria.
Further research is needed for systematic symptom classification.
Clinical examinations may be necessary to supplement basic questionnaires.