IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/spotou/v19y2012i1p16-20n3.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Mood Changes in Physically Active Men in Situations of Imagined Discontinuation of Physical Exercises as an Indication of the Risk of Addiction to Physical Exercises

Author

Listed:
  • Guszkowska Monika
  • Rudnicki Paweł

    (Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Management and Organisation, The Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw)

Abstract

Introduction. The phenomenon of addiction to exercise is one of the risks of systematically undertaken recreational physical activity. It is more common in men, especially those undertaking intense aerobic workout. The diagnostic criteria include the so called withdrawal symptoms expressed by deterioration of mood in the situation of discontinuation of exercise. The aim of this study was to determine mood changes in regularly exercising men in the situation of imagined discontinuation of exercise compared to the neutral situation, and their relation to the length of involvement in sports, the frequency and duration of exercise and the risk of addiction to exercise. Material and methods. The study involved 45 men aged 20-33 years who practice recreational jogging, combat sports, and exercising at the gym. Standard scales were used to test the mood: Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the Mood Adjective Check List (UMACL), measuring the emotional states in neutral situation and the imaginary discontinuation of exercise and the scale to assess the risk of dependence on exercise developed for the study. Results. The results show a significant deterioration of mood in the situation imagined discontinuation of exercise, as compared to the neutral situation. Its magnitude grows along with the length of the men's involvement in sports, but there were no significant associations with the frequency or duration of exercise. The risk of addiction to exercise is positively correlated to the mood deterioration and the length of involvement in sports. Young men who systematically exercise regularly expect a significant deterioration in their mood in a situation of discontinuation of exercise, which suggests that there is a risk of addiction to physical exercise.

Suggested Citation

  • Guszkowska Monika & Rudnicki Paweł, 2012. "Mood Changes in Physically Active Men in Situations of Imagined Discontinuation of Physical Exercises as an Indication of the Risk of Addiction to Physical Exercises," Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism, Sciendo, vol. 19(1), pages 16-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:spotou:v:19:y:2012:i:1:p:16-20:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/v10197-012-0003-4
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10197-012-0003-4
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2478/v10197-012-0003-4?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:spotou:v:19:y:2012:i:1:p:16-20:n:3. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.