What's trending? An in vivo examination of smartphone usage among student-athletes
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF SPORTS AND ATHLETES IN EDUCATION(2022)
Abstract
This exploratory study is the first to present an in vivo method to capture rich, longitudinal data on the prevalence and features of student-athletes' smartphone usage and concurrent psychosocial outcomes. Ten competitive Canadian student-athletes were meticulously tracked through the collection of monthly self-report surveys and real-time smartphone usage data over the course of a full academic year. Half of them exhibited heavy while the other half exhibited light usage trends. The athletes predominantly used their smartphone for social media. Changes in their moderate-to-high level of psychosocial functioning was highly nuanced over time, similar to their amount of usage. Findings support a new wave of literature deemphasizing a simple relationship between smartphone usage and negative psychosocial outcomes, and encourage further study of individual characteristics, such as purpose of usage. This research lays the foundation for larger-scale studies to assess the impact of student-athletes' smartphone usage.
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Key words
Sport psychology, smartphones, social media, mobile technology, self-regulation, student-athletes, longitudinal design, ecological validity
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