Smartphones and Varsity Athletes
A Complicated Relationship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4653704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Poppy Desclouds (0000-0002-5053-7194), Natalie Durand-Bush, Natalie Durand‐bush (0000-0001-6991-9881) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 560031-560031 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2020.560031 |
| PMID | 33490951 |
| OpenAlex | W3119236439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
Varsity athletes are a group of high performers situated within a demographic notable for smartphone usage and media-multitasking. Surprisingly, little research has examined the impact of smartphones in the lives of varsity athletes. The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study was to begin addressing this gap by investigating varsity athletes' experiences with smartphones. Varsity athletes (n = 21) from nine different sports participated in one of five focus groups, and data emerging from these discussions were subjected to an inductive thematic analysis. Results indicate that smartphones are a mainstay of varsity athletes' experiences, as the athletes regularly use their smartphones to manage roles and demands across multiple contexts (e.g., sport, school, home). Themes pertained to concurrent negative (e.g., stress, distraction, disengagement) and positive (e.g., self-regulation, social connectedness) implications of smartphone usage, making it clear that athletes' relationship with their smartphone is a complicated one. Findings contribute to the limited studies of smartphone usage among athletes, and support the notion that implications of usage exist along a continuum, rather than in distinct categories of "good" and "bad". Results can inform practical guidelines for optimising athletes' use of smartphones in and around the sport context
Athletes · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Disengagement theory · Distraction · Exploratory research · Focus group · Physical therapy · Qualitative research · Social connectedness · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Digital Games and Media · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Applied Psychology · Gerontology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |