Abstract
Fit or nothing! University students’ exercise addiction, eating disorders and mediator effect of sports supplement use
Highlights
Defining the concept of addiction from past to present is quite complicated
It provided clues to the researchers and practitioners who obtained the results in the detection and treatment of such important mental disorders
In the light of all this information, the main purpose of the study is to investigate the mediating effect of sports supplements use on the relationship between exercise addiction and eating disorder in the context of male university students who are interested in fitness
Summary
Defining the concept of addiction from past to present is quite complicated. The addiction behaviors, which are primarily limited to drugs and alcohol, have extended to the phenomenon of exercise in the present period. Adams et al (2009) stated that addictions such as internet and gambling, which occur within the scope of chemicals, are similar phenomena with exercise addiction. Regarding the issue, Griffiths and Jones (2002) stated that, as with some other behavior, there may be potentially serious negative consequences for exercise. Glasser (1976) used the term positive addiction based on the beneficial aspects of exercise, unlike addictions such as drugs and alcohol While the general prediction in the literature reveals the psychological and physical benefits of exercise, Szabo and Griffiths (2007) mentioned that doing unlimited exercise is an addiction and that individuals in this situation do not regard it as an addiction (Yates, 1991). Glasser (1976) used the term positive addiction based on the beneficial aspects of exercise, unlike addictions such as drugs and alcohol
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