Psychometric properties and concurrent validity of two exercise addiction measures: A population wide study

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 739-746

  Mónok, Kata ^a   Berczik, Krisztina ^a   Urbán, Róbert ^a   Szabo, Attila ^a,b   Griffiths, Mark D ^c   Farkas, Judit ^a   Magi, Anna ^a   Eisinger, Andrea ^a   Kurimay, Tamás ^d   Kökönyei, Gyöngyi ^a   Kun, Bernadette ^a   Paksi, Borbála ^e   Demetrovics, Zsolt ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b National Institute for Sport   (Hungary)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^e Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Exercise addiction; General population; Measurement; Prevalence; Psychometric properties; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863710216     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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