Validation of the exercise addiction inventory in a Danish sport context

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 447-453

  Lichtenstein, M B ^a   Christiansen, E ^a   Bilenberg, N ^a   Stoving R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exercise addiction screening; Fitness; Football; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; EXERCISE; EXERCISE ADDICTION SCREENING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCCER; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

EXERCISE ADDICTION SCREENING; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896397777     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01515.x     Document Type: Article

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