Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Master of Sport Psychology, Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Faculty of physical education and sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant professor, Sport psychology, Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Faculty of physical education and sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction & Purpose: The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between exercise addiction and sport commitment of athletes and closure of sports venues and events due to corona virus (Covid-19).
Methodology: The current study was a descriptive correlational one. The participants of the study consisted of 134 elite athletes (64 men) who had at least 5 years of sports experience at the level of the super league and national with an average age of 20.87 (15 to 35 years). To measure Sport Commitment, Sport Commitment Questionnaire of Scanlan et al. has been applied, and Terry et al.’s exercise addiction checklist has been used to measure the exercise addiction. The collected data has been analyzed by means of Spearman's correlation coefficient and regression.
Results: The results of the study revealed a significant positive relationship between sport commitment and components of sport commitment and enjoyment, social constraints and personal investment with exercise addiction. In addition, sport commitment and its components explain 29% of the variability of exercise addiction scores. Besides, personal investment significantly predicted exercise addiction (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: According to the findings, during due to Covid-19, with decreasing sport commitment, exercise addiction of athletes will be increased. Moreover, personal investment was also a good predictor of exercise addiction.
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