“…In this context, an athlete and an individual who exercises are differentiated. In the relevant literature, when the studies on exercise addiction are examined, it is seen that the research group consists of individuals who are athletes (3,5,7,8,13,22,24,27); there are also studies in which the research group consists of individuals who are not athletes but exercise (12,17,20,26,39,44). Considering this remarkable situation, it is recommended that the concept of exercise and sport should be taken into consideration when determining the research group in the studies to be conducted on exercise addiction.…”