Prevalence of eating disorder attitudes among men and women with exercise dependence symptoms: a non-athlete population study

Silva, Elaine Fernanda da; Silva, Aliane Ramalho da; Silva, Amarilis Dias da; Pedrino, Gustavo Rodrigues; Rosa, Daniel Alves

doi:10.1590/s0101-32892013000300006

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“…Exercise dependence involves a reliance on exercise to relieve symptoms of anxiety and produce positive mood states (Freimuth, Moniz, & Kim, 2011). This measure was used as a descriptive tool in the current study, given that exercise dependence has commonly been found to be related to exercise behavior and DE symptoms (e.g., Da Silva, Da Silva, Das Silva, Pedrino, & Rosa, 2013; Hausenblas & Fallon, 2002). Items asking about minutes of mild (minimal effort; e.g., yoga, archery, bowling, golf, easy walking), moderate (not exhausting; e.g., fast walking, baseball, tennis, easy bicycling), and strenuous (heartbeats rapidly; e.g., running, jogging, hockey, football, soccer) exercise for the past week were also asked and used for descriptive purposes.…”

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Are Fitbits implicated in body image concerns and disordered eating in women?

Gittus¹,

Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz²,

Brown³

et al. 2020

Health Psychology

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Objective: Using a daily monitoring framework, we examined the psychological consequences of Fitbit self-tracking on state body satisfaction, disordered eating (DE; i.e., binge eating and dietary restraint), levels of exercise engagement, and motivations (appearance vs. fitness/health) in adult women. A further aim within the Fitbit group was to assess whether the level of steps achieved on 1 day would be associated with the state-based outcome measures on the subsequent day. Method: In total, 262 participants who had never used a wearable fitness self-tracking device were allocated to a Fitbit (n ϭ 101) or control condition (n ϭ 161). Participants provided baseline data on sociodemographics, eating pathology, and exercise and then completed a 10-day Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) protocol assessing exercise amount and motives, body satisfaction, and DE symptoms via a mobile application. Those in the Fitbit condition wore a Fitbit over the entire assessment period. Results: The use of a Fitbit over a 10-day period had no significant effects on exercise behavior or body satisfaction compared to a control group. However, those in the Fitbit group were more likely to exercise to reach fitness goals and less likely to engage in dietary restraint and binge-eating behavior. Among participants in the Fitbit condition, steps achieved the previous day were not predictive of exercise engagement, body satisfaction, or DE symptoms on the subsequent day. Conclusions: Our study failed to link fitness self-tracking to body dissatisfaction and DE, at least in the early stages of use. Future research directions regarding alternative pathways through which self-tracking devices may exert negative influences are discussed.

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