White Hannah J, McLeod Chris J, Haycraft Emma, Plateau Carolyn R, Holley Clare E, Witcomb Gemma L
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Brain Behav. 2025 Apr;15(4):e70456. doi: 10.1002/brb3.70456.
This study had two aims; first to explore changes in compulsive exercise among adult females across the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and second, to explore how changes to physical activity early in the pandemic impacted compulsive exercise. Participants were 174 adult females who completed online surveys four times (T1-T4) during the first 12 months of the pandemic. Participants reported changes in physical activity (T1) and completed the compulsive exercise test (CET) at each time point (T1-T4). Mixed ANOVAs with time (T1-T4) and group (did versus did not report changes in physical activity) as factors revealed that compulsive exercise significantly differed across timepoints for the whole sample. Furthermore, females who reported that their physical activity levels had changed early in the pandemic reported higher levels of CET Weight Control Exercise compared to those who reported no change. No significant interactions were found. Among this sample of adult females, attitudes towards exercise changed during the first year of the pandemic, which may reflect the impact of varying lockdown restrictions. Additionally, changes to physical activity early in the pandemic were linked with exercising to control body weight. This suggests that externally influenced changes in physical activity may be an influential factor in the development of compulsive exercise. This may have implications for understanding and managing risk in a range of transition situations that impact upon physical activity.
一是探究成年女性在新冠疫情第一年中强迫性运动的变化，二是探究疫情早期身体活动的变化如何影响强迫性运动。参与者为174名成年女性，她们在疫情的前12个月内完成了4次在线调查（T1 - T4）。参与者报告了身体活动的变化（T1），并在每个时间点（T1 - T4）完成了强迫性运动测试（CET）。以时间（T1 - T4）和组（报告了与未报告身体活动变化）为因素的混合方差分析显示，整个样本的强迫性运动在各时间点上存在显著差异。此外，报告在疫情早期身体活动水平发生变化的女性，与报告无变化的女性相比，在CET体重控制运动方面得分更高。未发现显著的交互作用。在这个成年女性样本中，疫情第一年对运动的态度发生了变化，这可能反映了不同封锁限制的影响。此外，疫情早期身体活动的变化与为控制体重而进行的运动有关。这表明外部影响的身体活动变化可能是强迫性运动发展的一个影响因素。这可能对理解和管理一系列影响身体活动的过渡情况下的风险具有启示意义。
