Analysis of the influencing factors of compulsive exercise in junior high school students
10.3760/cma.j.cn115624-20250313-00223
- VernacularTitle:初中生强迫运动的影响因素分析
- Author:
Xiaoming YI
1
;
Shiqi ZHI
;
Kui WANG
Author Information
1. 中国科学院心理研究所认知科学与心理健康全国重点实验室 中国科学院大学心理学系，北京 100049
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Compulsive exercise;
Alexithymia;
Positive and negative affects;
Body image concern;
Influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2025;19(5):388-392
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the influencing factors related to compulsive exercise in junior high school students.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study, in which 836 students enrolled in the 7 th and 8 th grades of the junior high school in Kaifeng City, Henan Province, were consecutively selected from June 1-28, 2023, and their general information was collected, and questionnaires were evaluated by using Compulsive Exercise Test, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Body Image Concern. A total of 836 questionnaires were distributed and 836 questionnaires were returned, of which 797 (95.33%) were valid. Spearman′s correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between alexithymia, positive affects, negative affects, body image concern and compulsive exercise; and hierarchical regression analysis was used to assess the effects of alexithymia, positive and negative affects, and body image concern on compulsive exercise in male and female junior high school students. Results:Of the 797 junior high school students included in the analysis, 377 were male, aged (14.41±0.59) years with a height of (1.73±0.07) m and a weight of (63.72±14.31) kg; and 420 were female, aged (14.35±0.55) years with a height of (1.64±0.05) m and a weight of (52.59±8.34) kg. In male and female junior high school students, alexithymia, positive affects, negative affects, and body image concern were positively correlated with compulsive exercise (male: r=0.289, 0.291, 0.286, 0.259, female: r=0.226, 0.297, 0.121, 0.244) (all P<0.05). After controlling for body mass index and age, alexithymia, positive affect, negative affect and body image concern positively predicted compulsive exercise in male students ( β=0.286, 0.294, 0.195, 0.192), and alexithymia, positive affect and body image concern positively predicted compulsive exercise in female students ( β=0.216, 0.349, 0.202) (all P<0.05). Conclusion:Alexithymia and body image concern can increase the risk of compulsive exercise in both male and female junior high school students, and negative affect can increase the risk of compulsive exercise in male students.
