Apples and oranges in the basket of a clinical model for exercise addiction

Rebuttal to Brevers et al. (2022)

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ID21881806
AuthorsAttila Szabó (0000-0001-7833-8894, Eötvös Loránd University, corresponding author), Jacob S Dinardi (0000-0001-9912-9864, San Francisco State University), A Yu Egorov (0000-0002-5737-8560, Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry)
Year2022
Volume11
Issue2
Pages240-242
Publication date2022-07-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Behavioral Addictions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2062-5871 • E-ISSN: 2063-5303
PublisherAkademiai Kiado Zrt. (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/2006.2022.00036
PMID35895607
OpenAlexW4281645431
LanguageEN
References cited8

This note is a reply to Brevers et al.’s (2022) the commentary. We first explain that the commentary's title is in discord with the theoretical implications of the Expanded Interactional Model of Exercise Addiction (EIMEA; Dinardi et al., 2021). Subsequently, we argue that in contrast to Brevers et al.’s arguments, exercise volume or intensive physical exercise is not even mentioned in the revised EIMEA. Most importantly, we point out that the commentary's reference to assessment scales of exercise addiction is irrelevant, because the EIMEA is intended for idiographic clinical cases rather than nomothetic research. Furthermore, we discuss how the ELMEA cannot account for secondary exercise addiction and motivational incentives due to its individual-specific orientation. Finally, we conclude our reply by highlighting that Brevers et al.’s commentary seems to revolve around nomothetic research assessing a certain level of ‘risk’ of exercise addiction, while the EIMEA accounts for specific clinically dysfunctional cases presented in the limited number of case studies published in the literature

Addiction · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Rebuttal · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology

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