Spanish adaptation and validation of the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI)

• Autores: Álvaro Sicilia Camacho, Antonio Alias García, Roberto Ferriz Morell, Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 25, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 377-383
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Adaptación y validación al español del Inventario de Adicción al Ejercicio (EAI)
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  • español

    Antecedentes: el objetivo de este estudio fue validar al contexto español el Inventario de Adicción al Ejercicio (EAI). Método: quinientos ochenta y cuatro estudiantes universitarios participaron en el estudio, completando un cuestionario que evaluaba la adicción al ejercicio físico, la frecuencia y la intensidad de práctica física. Resultados: los resultados apoyaron la validez factorial del modelo del EAI. Se obtuvo un valor alfa de Cronbach igual a .70 y un nivel elevado de estabilidad temporal (ICC = .92). La estructura del modelo se mostró invariante respecto al género. Ochenta y siete estudiantes (14,9%) obtuvieron una puntuación total de 24 o más en el EAI, siendo clasificados como en riesgo de adicción. Los estudiantes que informaron realizar ejercicio con una frecuencia de más de tres días a la semana y una intensidad alta puntuaron más alto en adicción al ejercicio que los estudiantes que informaron realizar ejercicio con una intensidad baja-media, independientemente de su frecuencia de práctica semanal. Conclusiones: los resultados proporcionan evidencias para la fiabilidad y validez del EAI en el contexto español, lo que permite contar con un instrumento práctico y fácil de utilizar que posibilita realizar un tamizaje de la adicción al ejercicio.

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    Background: The purpose of this study was to validate the Addiction Exercise Inventory (EAI) in the Spanish context. Method: Five hundred and eighty-four university students participated in the study, completing a questionnaire that assessed exercise addiction, exercise frequency and intensity. Results: The results supported the factor structure of the EAI model. An alpha value of .70 and high level of temporal stability (ICC = .92) were obtained. The structure of the model was invariant across gender. A group of 87 students (14.9%) obtained a total score equal to or higher than 24 in the EAI and were classified as being at risk of exercise addiction. Students exercising more than three days per week at high intensity obtained higher scores in exercise addiction than students exercising at low-medium intensity, regardless of their frequency. Conclusions: The findings of this study showed the reliability and validity of the EAI in a Spanish context, providing a practical instrument that allows screening for exercise addiction.

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