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  • Psychology
  • Sports Science
  • Behavioral Health

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  • Exercise craving is an intense urge to exercise, with significant psychological and emotional effects during deprivation.
  • Existing tools do not specifically measure exercise craving, hindering research into its outcomes.
  • Understanding exercise craving is crucial for addressing the consequences of exercise cessation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a reliable scale for assessing exercise craving.
  • To provide a tool for quantifying the psychological and cognitive impact of exercise deprivation.

Main Methods:

  • A five-stage survey model was employed, including literature review, expert consultation, and item pool generation.
  • The scale underwent pilot testing and revision before administration to 222 volunteers.
  • Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used to establish validity, alongside reliability tests (test-retest, Cronbach's alpha, CR, AVE).

Main Results:

  • EFA identified an eight-item, two-factor structure (exercise obsession, effects of deprivation) explaining 74.628% of the variance.
  • CFA confirmed a good model fit, indicating robust structural validity.
  • High internal consistency was demonstrated (Cronbach's alpha = 0.897), supporting the scale's reliability.

Conclusions:

  • The developed scale is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring exercise craving.
  • This new tool can assess the psychological and cognitive consequences of exercise deprivation.
  • It addresses a significant gap in the measurement of exercise-related psychological phenomena.