Bonfanti Rubinia Celeste, Lo Coco Gianluca, Salerno Laura, Di Blasi Maria
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Jun 11;12(6):187. doi: 10.3390/bs12060187.
The stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) have exacerbated body image concerns. A society that perpetuates the attempt for a perfect and thin appearance represents a fertile ground for the development of exercise addiction (EA). This cross-sectional study aims to explore EA during the second wave of the pandemic (October−December 2020) and to examine the independent influence of both time spent on moderate and vigorous physical activities and body image variables (i.e., drive for leanness and sociocultural attitudes toward appearance) on EA. A sample of Italian sporty people (N = 194; 48.5% females; Mage = 25.91 ± 6.32) was surveyed using the Exercise Addiction Inventory, the Drive for Leanness Scale, the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire, and the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 82% of the sample were symptomatic of and 11.3% were at risk of EA. Hierarchical regressions revealed an association between the time spent on vigorous physical activities and levels of EA (p < 0.05). Moreover, body image variables were positively related to EA, explaining an additional 11% of variance (p < 0.05). Results showed the importance of considering and addressing body image factors to investigate and dampen the risk of EA among sporty people.
新型冠状病毒大流行（COVID-19）引发的压力和焦虑加剧了人们对身体形象的担忧。一个长期追求完美瘦身材的社会为运动成瘾（EA）的发展提供了肥沃土壤。这项横断面研究旨在探讨疫情第二波期间（2020年10月至12月）的运动成瘾情况，并研究进行中度和剧烈体育活动的时间以及身体形象变量（即对瘦的追求和对外表的社会文化态度）对运动成瘾的独立影响。使用运动成瘾量表、对瘦的追求量表、对外表的社会文化态度问卷和全球体育活动问卷对一组意大利运动爱好者（N = 194；48.5%为女性；年龄中位数 = 25.91 ± 6.32）进行了调查。样本中共有82%有运动成瘾症状，11.3%有运动成瘾风险。分层回归显示，进行剧烈体育活动的时间与运动成瘾水平之间存在关联（p < 0.05）。此外，身体形象变量与运动成瘾呈正相关，解释了另外11%的方差变异（p < 0.05）。结果表明，在调查和降低运动爱好者运动成瘾风险时，考虑和解决身体形象因素非常重要。
