Psychometric examination and factorial validity of the Exercise Dependence Scale-Revised in Italian exercisers

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-190

  Costa, Sebastiano ^a   Cuzzocrea, Francesca ^a   Hausenblas, Heather A ^b,c   Larcan, Rosalba ^a   Oliva, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise dependence; Factorial validity; Psychometric examination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902558493     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.1.2012.009     Document Type: Article

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