TY - JOUR T1 - Fitness-Related Self-Conscious Emotions and Risk for Exercise Addiction: Examining the Mediating Role of Passion. AU - Sicilia,Alvaro, AU - Alcaraz-Ibáñez,Manuel, AU - Dumitru,Delia C, AU - Paterna,Adrian, AU - Griffiths,Mark D, Y1 - 2020/05/30/ PY - 2019/10/07/received PY - 2020/02/06/revised PY - 2020/02/16/accepted PY - 2020/5/31/entrez PY - 2020/5/31/pubmed PY - 2020/5/31/medline KW - body image KW - exercise dependence KW - guilt KW - pride KW - shame SP - 1 EP - 9 JF - Journal of sport & exercise psychology JO - J Sport Exerc Psychol N2 - Fitness-related self-conscious emotions (SCEs) have been proposed as antecedents of exercise addiction (EA). However, the potential mechanisms underlying such a relationship remain unexplored. The present study examined the relationship between fitness-related SCEs and risk of EA, as well as the mediating role of passion for exercise. A total of 296 male runners (M = 40.35 years, SD = 10.69) completed a survey assessing weekly exercise frequency/hours, fitness-related SCEs, passion for exercise, and the risk of EA. The relationships between the study variables were examined using structural equation modeling. After controlling for age and weekly exercise frequency/hours, fitness-related SCEs of shame, guilt, and hubristic pride were positively associated with risk of EA. However, while guilt had direct effects on risk of EA, shame and hubristic pride showed indirect effects via obsessive passion. The results of the study are discussed, and some practical implications and future research directions are presented. SN - 1543-2904 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32473581/Fitness_Related_Self_Conscious_Emotions_and_Risk_for_Exercise_Addiction:_Examining_the_Mediating_Role_of_Passion_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -