Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
BMC Res Notes. 2024 Mar 14;17(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06722-x.
Exercise addiction (EA) is a pathological behavior pattern in which a person loses control over his exercise habits and exercises excessively and suffers negative consequences for his health and even his social life. One of the best tools to measure EA is EAI. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the EAI among Iranian physically active young adults.
Participants were randomly selected from sports clubs in Tabriz, Iran. A total of 200 questionnaires were completed. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted along with tests of convergent validity. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest methods.
EFA indicated a one-factor structure explaining 40.43% of variance. CFA confirmed the one-factor model with good fit (Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA] = 0.076; Comparative Fit Index [CFI] = 0.968). Internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha = 0.71) and convergent validity was adequate. Test-retest reliability was also adequate (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.71).
The results of our study show that the Persian EAI has satisfactory psychometric properties and can be used as a valid tool to assess EA.
运动成瘾(Exercise Addiction,EA)是一种病理性行为模式,个体失去对运动习惯的控制,过度运动,并对其健康甚至社交生活产生负面影响。衡量 EA 的最佳工具之一是 EAI。本研究旨在检验 EAI 在伊朗活跃的年轻成年人中的心理测量特性。
参与者是从伊朗大不里士的体育俱乐部中随机抽取的。共完成了 200 份问卷。进行了探索性因素分析(EFA)和验证性因素分析(CFA),以及收敛效度测试。使用 Cronbach's alpha 和测试-重测方法评估可靠性。
EFA 表明单因素结构可解释 40.43%的方差。CFA 证实了具有良好拟合度的单因素模型(近似均方根误差 [Root Mean Square Error of Approximation,RMSEA] = 0.076;拟合指数 [Comparative Fit Index,CFI] = 0.968)。内部一致性可接受(Cronbach's alpha = 0.71),收敛效度适度。测试-重测可靠性也适度(组内相关系数 [Intraclass Correlation Coefficient,ICC] = 0.71)。
我们的研究结果表明,波斯语 EAI 具有令人满意的心理测量特性,可作为评估 EA 的有效工具。