I am a final year student at the University of Bath doing my dissertation on the concept on 'exercise dependence', where too much exercise can become bad for you. If you take part in regular physical activity and would like to know how you perceive yourself physically, then you are eligible to take part in my questionnaire (
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BLMSR82) which should only take about 15 mins to complete. If you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to contact me (
hw282@bath.ac.uk). Thank you.
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Well, I just did it.
Done, though heaven knows what kind of selection bias you'll get by posting on this forum!
Me too! The question about eating more than most people think is normal made me laugh - I don't know about you guys but I eat so much!
Sorry, I gave up - too many repetitive questions, and how in the world would I know whether other people think I'm fat or ugly?
I filled it in, there are a lot of repeated questions, but I guess that's to check that you are being consistent in your answers.
I managed to do it in only about 5 mins, its not massively stressful. The question, Wolfy, was to assess your perception of what people think ie: what do you BELIEVE people think about you. I think the majority of the population have pretty solid ideas about how they think other's perceieve them.
Ellie - I know, I regularly eat volumes other people wouldnt believe!
Done
Done - but please note i'm doing an IronMan in 10 weeks, so currently consume between 4500 - 5000 cals a day - just to maintian my weight, so may bias your results slightly!
Done
Done!
done.but nearly didn't becuae i giot stumped on the first page.had to go to google to find the answers..............
please note that a large majority of the popilation have no idea of their height or weight in metric
Thank you everyone who has filled it in so far! I really appreciate it!
Apologies for it being a bit long and repetitive towards the end, but it is just to see how consistent you are being with your answers.
Anyone who has asked for their results, I will hopefully have them emailed to you by next Wednesday.
Feel free to ask any of your friends to fill it out!
Thanks!
In an age where kids grow up knowing they've got to be 140cm to get on certain theme park rides, that might not be a majority for too much longer...
They have not gone metric an Wales yet
it doesnt matter to me - metric or imperial - they both say im too fat
Flyaway - Glad it isn't just me and the husband! People look at us very strangely at times! Our shopping bill has increased massively since we both started this tri malarkey. Ironholgs has a lot to answer for!
I have just ordered a mahoosive pizza and I will no doubt eat the whole thing! I don't believe in training hard AND eating healthily (well not all the time)!
Got my result. 99. whatever that means. Unless it's Plums age? Come on, fess up all..
I would caveat that by saying that my research comprised of a 2 minute google search. I'm an expert on most things in my life using a similar method of analysis!
It would have been useful is she had sent out a handout of what the results mean!
That you have got more than anyone else so far
I scored a lowly 82
124 for me, and likewise, not too sure exactly what that means, but it's over the 116 mentioned by 'Pudge', so I'm in troible
I got 100 as well. I emailed Hannah back for a bit more explanation and got this...
Here is a little bit more information about the results for the
questionnaires...
Exercise Dependence Questionnaire
The highest possibly score for the EDQ is 203. The paper that I have
referenced with your feedback basically just explains that there is no
official cut off score for the Exercise Dependence Questionnaire. The
paper examines the various cut off scores which have been used in
previous research ranging from higher than 116 to higher than 145.
There is no correct cut off score as higher than 116 may include false
positives and higher than may result in false negatives. It is also
important to note that the EDQ is not used as a diagnostic tool, just
as a guideline, so a higher score may not necessarily mean an
unhealthy addiction to exercise, some that would be described as
?Exercise Dependence? lead a healthy lifestyle and would not
necessarily put exercise first even with a score that suggests this.
To be officially diagnosed you would need to go through extensive
interviews with a psychiatrist.
Physical Self-Description Questionnaire
The maximum score for 'Health' and 'Self-Esteem' is 56 (8 questions
with maximum of 7) and for all the other subscales the maximum score
is 42 (6 questions with a maximum of 7). Each score is a positive
mark, so the higher your number, you more positively you were that
aspect. For example a high score in health means that you perceive
your health as positive, but a low score in body fat means you
perceive your body fat as negative. With body fat, a low score does
not relate to the amount of body fat, just whether you view in a
positive or negative way.