Research has consistently demonstrated an association between depressive disorders and behavioral addictions. However, the relationship between depression and exercise addiction has rarely been investigated. The present study examined the relationship between self-reported depression and exercise addiction symptoms. A sample of 691 Spanish undergraduate leisure exercisers (59% males; M_age = 21.25 years; SD_age = 2.94) completed a self-report survey. Two regression analyses employing a maximum likelihood robust estimation method were conducted controlling for the effects of age, gender, BMI, perceived health status, exercise frequency, and risk of eating disorders. In the first regression analysis, depression symptoms (β = .275) explained a significant amount of variance in exercise addiction symptoms (33%). In the second regression analysis, exercise addiction symptoms (β = .320) explained a significant amount of variance in depression symptoms (22%). Symptoms of depression and exercise addiction may simultaneously occur among leisure exercisers. These findings suggest the need for further longitudinal research examining the temporal patterns and directionality between depression and exercise addiction.

研究一直证明抑郁症与行为成瘾之间存在关联。然而，很少研究抑郁症和运动成瘾之间的关系。本研究检查了自我报告的抑郁与运动成瘾症状之间的关系。样本为691名西班牙大学生休闲运动者（男性占59％；M_年龄 = 21.25岁；SD_年龄 = 2.94）完成了一项自我报告调查。进行了两次回归分析，采用最大似然鲁棒估计方法来控制年龄，性别，BMI，感知的健康状况，运动频率和饮食失调的风险。在第一次回归分析中，抑郁症状（β = .275）解释了运动成瘾症状的显着差异（33％）。在第二次回归分析中，运动成瘾症状（β  = 0.320）解释了抑郁症状的显着差异（22％）。休闲锻炼者可能同时出现抑郁和运动成瘾的症状。这些发现表明需要进一步的纵向研究来研究抑郁症和运动成瘾之间的时间模式和方向性。