Sport Psychology Studies

Sport Psychology Studies

Predicting Exercise Addiction Based on Stress, Perfectionism, and Self-handicapping in Athletic Students

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Maryam Kavyani 1
Mohamadbagher Nejati 2
alireza farsi 3
1 shahidbeheshtiuniversity
2 shahidbeheshti university
3 shahid beheshti university
10.22089/spsyj.2021.9198.1997
Abstract
The purpose of study was to predict exercise addiction based on perfectionism, self-handicapping behavior, and stress. A sample of 169 students was selected by convenience sampling. Research tools included exercise addition inventory, Anxiety and Depression Anxiety Questionnaire, sport multidimensional perfectionism scale -2, and self-handicapping behavior Scale. Data were analyzed using a multiple linear regression model. The results showed that self-handicapping, perfectionism and stress in the model had the ability to predict exercise addiction. In addition, the results showed, there was a significant positive relation between self-handicapping behavior with exercise addiction, perfectionism and exercise addiction, and stress and exercise addiction. Therfore, it must consider perfectionism, self-handicapping behavior, and stress behaviour to manage exercise addition.
Keywords
Exercise Addiction
Stress
Self-handicapping
Perfectionism
Subjects
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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 12, Issue 43
Spring 2023
Pages 73-96

  • Receive Date 19 July 2020
  • Revise Date 19 December 2020
  • Accept Date 01 January 2021