The Mediating Role of Passion in the Relationship of Exercise Motivational Regulations with Exercise Dependence Symptoms

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 406-419

  Parastatidou, Irini S ^a,c   Doganis, Georgios ^a   Theodorakis, Yannis ^b   Vlachopoulos, Symeon P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c Laboratory of Social Research on Physical Activity Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at Serres Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Behavioral regulations; Exercise addiction; Exercise dependence; Passion; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905561639     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-013-9466-x     Document Type: Article

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