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The relationship between energy drink consumption and exercise dependence was studied, looking into beliefs about caffeine enhancing athletic performance as a mediator factor. Results showed a significant positive relationship between exercise dependence and energy drink consumption and between energy drink consumption and believing caffeine enhances athletic performance. The results further showed that the relationship between energy drink consumption and exercise dependence was partially mediated through caffeine beliefs. These findings indicate that targeting society's beliefs about athletic enhancement through caffeine could help decrease the consumption of energy drinks. Keywords: Exercise dependence, energy drinks, athletic enhancement, beliefs","abstract_html":"Exercise has been strongly related to many positive effects such as self-perceived quality of life and improvement of psychological, physiological and immunological functions. Despite the positive effects of exercise to most people, it can become problematic to some, resulting in exercise dependence. For the past decades, the consumption of energy drinks has been on the rise, with accompanied health risks. The relationship between energy drink consumption and exercise dependence was studied, looking into beliefs about caffeine enhancing athletic performance as a mediator factor. Results showed a significant positive relationship between exercise dependence and energy drink consumption and between energy drink consumption and believing caffeine enhances athletic performance. The results further showed that the relationship between energy drink consumption and exercise dependence was partially mediated through caffeine beliefs. These findings indicate that targeting society's beliefs about athletic enhancement through caffeine could help decrease the consumption of energy drinks. 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Despite the positive effects of exercise to most people, it can become problematic to some, resulting in exercise dependence. For the past decades, the consumption of energy drinks has been on the rise, with accompanied health risks. The relationship between energy drink consumption and exercise dependence was studied, looking into beliefs about caffeine enhancing athletic performance as a mediator factor. Results showed a significant positive relationship between exercise dependence and energy drink consumption and between energy drink consumption and believing caffeine enhances athletic performance. The results further showed that the relationship between energy drink consumption and exercise dependence was partially mediated through caffeine beliefs. These findings indicate that targeting society's beliefs about athletic enhancement through caffeine could help decrease the consumption of energy drinks. Keywords: Exercise dependence, energy drinks, athletic enhancement, beliefs","Líkamsrækt hefur lengi verið tengd við jákvæð áhrif eins og upplifun á auknum lífsgæðum, bættri sálfræðilegri og lífeðlisfræðilegri starfsemi ásamt bættu ónæmiskerfi. Þrátt fyrir jákvæð áhrif líkamsræktar, getur líkamsrækt í einhverjum tilfellum orðið að líkamsræktarfíkn. Síðastliðna áratugi hefur neysla orkudrykkja farið hækkandi, ásamt meðfylgjandi heilsuvanda. Í þessari rannsókn var samband líkamsræktarfíknar og orkudrykkjaneyslu skoðað ásamt trú á því að koffín bæti frammistöðu í líkamsrækt. Niðurstöður sýndu fram á marktækt samband milli líkamsræktarfíkn og aukinni orkudrykkjuneyslu ásamt marktæku sambandi milli orkudrykkjaneyslu og þess að trúa að koffín bæti frammistöðu í líkamsrækt. Sambandið milli orkudrykkjaneyslu og líkamsræktarfíknar var að hluta til skýrt útfrá viðhorfum gagnvart frammistöðu bætandi áhrifum koffíns. Þessar niðurstöður benda til þess að aðgerðir sem vinna að leiðum við að hafa áhrif á viðhorf fólks gætu hjálpað til að draga úr orkudrykkjaneyslu, ásamt öðrum inngripum. Lykilorð: Líkamsræktarfíkn, orkudrykkjaneysla, frammistaða, viðhorf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The relationship between exercise dependence and energy drink consumption : the mediating effect of beliefs about caffeine enhancing athletic performance"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Háskólinn í Reykjavík"],"dc:creator":["Ástrós Sigurjónsdóttir 1998-"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2022-06-23T14:19:18Z"],"dc:date.available":["2022-06-23T14:19:18Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2022-06-23T14:19:19Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["Exercise has been strongly related to many positive effects such as self-perceived quality of life and improvement of psychological, physiological and immunological functions. 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Keywords: Exercise dependence, energy drinks, athletic enhancement, beliefs","Líkamsrækt hefur lengi verið tengd við jákvæð áhrif eins og upplifun á auknum lífsgæðum, bættri sálfræðilegri og lífeðlisfræðilegri starfsemi ásamt bættu ónæmiskerfi. Þrátt fyrir jákvæð áhrif líkamsræktar, getur líkamsrækt í einhverjum tilfellum orðið að líkamsræktarfíkn. Síðastliðna áratugi hefur neysla orkudrykkja farið hækkandi, ásamt meðfylgjandi heilsuvanda. Í þessari rannsókn var samband líkamsræktarfíknar og orkudrykkjaneyslu skoðað ásamt trú á því að koffín bæti frammistöðu í líkamsrækt. Niðurstöður sýndu fram á marktækt samband milli líkamsræktarfíkn og aukinni orkudrykkjuneyslu ásamt marktæku sambandi milli orkudrykkjaneyslu og þess að trúa að koffín bæti frammistöðu í líkamsrækt. Sambandið milli orkudrykkjaneyslu og líkamsræktarfíknar var að hluta til skýrt útfrá viðhorfum gagnvart frammistöðu bætandi áhrifum koffíns. Þessar niðurstöður benda til þess að aðgerðir sem vinna að leiðum við að hafa áhrif á viðhorf fólks gætu hjálpað til að draga úr orkudrykkjaneyslu, ásamt öðrum inngripum. Lykilorð: Líkamsræktarfíkn, orkudrykkjaneysla, frammistaða, viðhorf"],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/1946/42375"],"dc:language.iso":["en"],"dc:subject":["Sálfræði","Líkamsrækt","Fíkn","Orkudrykkir","Velgengni","Viðhorf","Psychology","Success","Exercise -- Psychological aspects","Nutrition","Attitude (Psychology)"],"dc:title":["The relationship between exercise dependence and energy drink consumption : the mediating effect of beliefs about caffeine enhancing athletic performance"],"dc:type":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-27T20:40:29Z"}