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"My Life Sucks Right Now": Student-Athletes' Pandemic-Related Experiences With Screen Time and Mental Health.
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Sport Psychologist . Dec2022, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p251-261. 11p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic, and associated stay-at-home orders, instigated far-reaching disturbances in the lives of student-athletes, which included school closures and sport cancellations. The purpose of the study was to examine first-hand student-athletes' pandemic-related experiences with screen time and mental health. A total of 22 Canadian high school student-athletes were individually interviewed in 2021. Interviews occurred online via videoconferencing and were subjected to a reflexive thematic analysis, which led to the creation of three themes: (a) pandemic life is a major grind, (b) screen time during COVID times: I feel guilty, but what else can I do? and (c) mental health during COVID times: mostly pain, but there is a silver lining. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for research and practice as it pertains to formulating endemic initiatives best supporting the many student-athletes confronting the psychosocial aftereffects of having lived through a global pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08884781
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sport Psychologist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162210210
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2022-0067