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Exercise Enjoyment and Exercise Addiction Risk Among Turkish Adults: Associations and Subgroup Differences in a
Bekir Erhan Orhan1, Hussain Yasin2, Aydın Karaçam3
1Faculty of Sports Sciences, Istanbul Aydın University, Istanbul 34295, Türkiye.
Abstract:
Background: Exercise enjoyment supports adherence, whereas elevated exercise addiction risk reflects potentially maladaptive persistence marked by rigidity and internal pressure. This study examined the association between enjoyment and exercise addiction risk in Turkish adults and explored variation across sociodemographic, lifestyle, and exercise-related characteristics. Methods: A total of 420 adults (45.0% women, 55.0% men; mean age = 25.68 years) completed an online survey including the Exercise Enjoyment Scale (EES) and the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI). Results: Enjoyment was weakly and inversely associated with exercise addiction risk (r = -0.18, p = 0.0002; 95% CI: -0.27 to -0.09). Women reported higher enjoyment and higher EAI scores than men. The proportion screening positive for elevated risk (EAI ≥ 24) was 13.8% (n = 58; 95% CI: 10.8-17.4%); subgroup comparisons were interpreted as exploratory (no multiplicity correction). Conclusions: Enjoyment tended to vary with participation patterns, whereas addiction risk tended to vary with training structure and motives; longitudinal studies are needed to clarify temporal ordering.
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