Compulsive Exercise, Exercise Identity, and Coping Styles

Author(s)
Pike, Caitlin
Taylor, Amanda M
Cosh, Suzanne
Publication Date
2022-10
Abstract
<p>Compulsive exercise occurs among the general exercise population and is associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes. The current study explored compulsive exercise behavior regarding coping styles and its relationship to identity to improve our understanding of compulsive exercise among the general exercise population. A community sample of 1,209 adults (aged 18 - 89) with varied exercise levels completed an online survey. We examined the relationships between engagement and disengagement coping styles (as assessed by the Coping Strategy Inventory) and exercise identity (Exercise Identity Scale) with compulsive exercise (Compulsive Exercise Test) using correlation, regression, and moderation analyses. Emotion-focused engagement (β = .075, <i>p</i> < .01) and emotion-focused disengagement (β = .212, <i>p</i> < .001) coping styles significantly predicted compulsive exercise, as did exercise identity (β = .514, <i>p</i> < .001). Coping styles did not moderate the relationship between exercise identity and compulsive exercise behaviors. The results indicate that both adaptive and maladaptive emotion-based coping styles are associated with greater compulsive exercise behavior.</p>
Citation
Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 29(4), p. 129-140
ISSN
2190-6300
1612-5010
Link
Publisher
Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co KG
Title
Compulsive Exercise, Exercise Identity, and Coping Styles
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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