ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Cross-sectional associations of maladaptive sleep-hygiene behaviors with athlete engagement among provincial- and municipal-level athletes in Sichuan, China.
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Purpose: Maladaptive sleep-hygiene behaviors are potentially modifiable daily practices, yet their relationship with the psychological state that sustains sport involvement remains unclear. This study examined cross-sectional associations among maladaptive sleep-hygiene behaviors (MSHB), multidimensional fatigue, difficulties in emotion regulation, and athlete engagement, including three model-based indirect associations. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was completed by 317 adult athletes recruited from provincial- and municipal-level teams in Sichuan Province, China. Participants represented table tennis, badminton, tennis, basketball, volleyball, and football. The Sleep Hygiene Index, the Chinese Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, the DERS-16, and the Athlete Engagement Questionnaire were administered. A reflective partial least squares structural equation model was estimated with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. Measurement quality, construct differentiation, common-method diagnostics, out-of-sample prediction, demographic adjustment, alternative cross-sectional specifications, and subgroup robustness were evaluated. Results: More frequent MSHB were associated with greater fatigue [ Conclusion: Within the sampled setting, more frequent MSHB co-occurred with greater fatigue, more difficulties in emotion regulation, and lower athlete engagement. Fatigue accounted for the largest specific indirect association. The single-occasion self-report design leaves actual sleep disturbance, temporal sequence, and causal effects unresolved.
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