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The expanded interactional model of exercise addiction.
Jacob S Dinardi1, Alexei Y Egorov2,3, Attila Szabo4,5
11 Department of Kinesiology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
|September 15, 2021
Summary
The interactional model of exercise addiction was expanded to include more factors, such as self-concept, attractive alternatives, and exercise-related stressors, improving its comprehensiveness for understanding addictive exercise behavior.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sports Science
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- The interactional model of exercise addiction (Egorov & Szabo, 2013) is a foundational theory for research on exercise addiction risk.
- Over 100 articles cite the original model, highlighting its significance in the field.
- The original model's utility can be enhanced by incorporating additional determinants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present an expanded version of the interactional model of exercise addiction.
- To enhance the model's comprehensiveness by including previously omitted factors.
- To improve the model's applicability to various contexts, including competitive situations.
Main Methods:
- Expanded the 'personal factors' domain to include 'self-concept'.
- Added 'attractive alternatives' to the 'situational factors' domain.
- Doubled the 'incentives for exercise' and introduced a new domain, 'exercise-related stressors'.
Main Results:
- The expanded model is more inclusive, accounting for a wider array of interactions in exercise addiction.
- The updated model rectifies the omission of exercise-related stress as a potential contributor to addictive behavior.
- The revised model demonstrates increased applicability, particularly in competitive exercise scenarios.
Conclusions:
- The expanded interactional model offers a more comprehensive framework for understanding exercise addiction.
- The revised model explicitly incorporates exercise or sport-related stress as a potential factor fueling addictive behaviors.
- The enhanced model provides a more robust theoretical foundation for future research and clinical interventions.
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