Exercise Addiction and Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Impulsivity, Self-Esteem, and Emotional Dependence

Author:

Olave Leticia1ORCID,Iruarrizaga Itziar2ORCID,Herrero Marta3ORCID,Macía Patricia4ORCID,Momeñe Janire3ORCID,Macía Laura3ORCID,Muñiz José Antonio2ORCID,Estevez Ana3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Health Sciences, International University of Valencia, 46002 Valencia, Spain

2. Department of Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Processes and Speech Therapy, Faculty of Social Work, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain

3. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, Spain

4. Department of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

Abstract

Given the scarcity of studies linking exercise addiction to intimate partner violence, the present study aims to analyze the relationship between these variables and examine the potential mediating roles of emotional dependence, impulsivity, and self-esteem. This is a non-experimental, cross-sectional correlational design study. The sample comprised 887 university students (86% women, mean age 20.82 years, SD = 3.63). Elevated levels of exercise addiction were associated with increased impulsivity, emotional dependence, and exerted violence, as well as decreased self-esteem and perceived violence. Mediation models were tested, explaining 7% of the variance in received violence, 13% of the variance in exerted violence, and 6% of the variance in perceived violence. Higher levels of exercise addiction were linked to increased received and exerted violence and decreased perceived violence, attributed to the positive impact of exercise addiction on emotional dependence. This study highlights the mediating roles of self-esteem and impulsivity in the relationship between exercise addiction and partner violence. Identifying risk or vulnerability factors such as emotional dependence, impulsivity, and self-esteem related to exercise addiction and interpersonal partner violence is especially relevant for designing and implementing preventive interventions in the general young population.

Funder

Complutense University of Madrid

Publisher

MDPI AG

Reference79 articles.

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