Relationship between soccer physical activity enjoyment and internet addiction among adolescents: the chain mediating effect of emotional self-efficacy and athlete participation.

ABSTRACT: To explore the mechanism of adolescent school soccer players' participation in Internet addiction behavior, this study surveyed 579 young soccer players from 18 primary and secondary schools in Shaanxi Province using the soccer athlete participation scale, physical activity enjoyment scale, emotional self-efficacy scale, and Internet addiction scale. The participants included 310 males, 260 females, 411 primary school students (8-12 years), and 159 junior high school students (12-15 years). The results show that: (1) Internet addiction is negatively correlated with the enjoyment of participating in soccer. (2) Through the mediation of soccer participation, soccer's physical active enjoyment predicts Internet addiction. (3) Soccer physical actively enjoyment negatively predicts Internet add

SUBMITTER: Shan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306968 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature