ORTHOREXIA, MUSCLE DYSMORPHIA AND EXERCISE ADDICTION: COMPARISON BETWEEN AMATEUR RUNNING, CROSSFIT AND BODYBUILDING ATHLETES

This study aimed to compare the degree of exercise addiction (EA), muscle dysmorphia and signs of orthorexia behavior according to the modality, age, practice time and weekly training frequency. It was a cross-sectional study with 159 runners, bodybuilding and crossfit amateur athletes of both sexes...

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Autores: Freire, Gabriel Lucas Morais, Amblard, Isabela, Moraes, José Fernando Vila Nova de, Torres, Vanthauze Marques Freire, Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de, Nascimento Junior, José Roberto Andrade do
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Ciência e Movimento (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.portalrevistas.ucb.br:article/12151
Acceso en línea:https://portalrevistas.ucb.br/index.php/rbcm/article/view/12151
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Exercise Addiction
Amateur Athletes
Eating disorders
Orto-15
Muscle Dysmorphia.
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Sumario:This study aimed to compare the degree of exercise addiction (EA), muscle dysmorphia and signs of orthorexia behavior according to the modality, age, practice time and weekly training frequency. It was a cross-sectional study with 159 runners, bodybuilding and crossfit amateur athletes of both sexes, aged over 18 years and with at least 3 months of practice in the modality. The following instruments were used: scale of dedication to the exercise, questionnaire of the Adonis complex and questionnaire of orthorexia. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics, applying the Univariate covariance analysis (ANCOVA), using age as a covariate, was conducted to compare exercise dependency among recreational athlete groups, with p