ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
The impact of social media addiction on the negative emotions of adolescent athletes: the mediating role of physical appearance comparisons and sleep.
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- The impact of social media on athletes' mental health: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between diet, sleep, screen time, stress coping strategies with psychological strain and athlete burnout in Chinese competitive swimmers: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Social media fatigue in nursing students: the role of self-control, social comparison, and fear of missing out.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The dual-path association between upward social comparison and short video addiction: parallel mediating roles of negative emotions and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The effect of physical exercise on social appearance anxiety among college students: the serial mediating role of social media addiction and self-objectification.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Investigating the relationship between social media exposure, body image dissatisfaction, and self-compassion in adolescent athlete.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of social media use on college students' mental health: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Association between sleep quality and psychological wellbeing in 175 elite adult athletes: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Extensive use of social media is commonly associated with the development of social media dependency and amplification of adverse emotions among adolescent athletes. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and path analysis were employed to investigate the impact of social media addiction on the negative emotions experienced by adolescent athletes. This study included a sample of 362 adolescent athletes (aged 14-21) participating in various sports events at training facilities in Guangdong and Hunan. Data collection was performed using the Social Media Addiction Scale, Body Appearance Comparison Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The findings suggest that social media addiction contributes directly to heightened negative emotions in adolescent athletes. In addition, physical appearance comparisons and sleep quality were identified as mediating factors that intensify the influence of social media addiction in terms of negative emotions. Consequently, it is recommended to underline the importance of mental health support for adolescent athletes, implement effective strategies for managing social media use, promote healthy body image perceptions, enhance sleep quality, and address negative emotions among adolescent athletes.
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