Resilience and mobile phone addiction among adolescent athletes: a chain-mediated model of anxiety and depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile phone addiction (MPA) has become a growing concern among adolescents, particularly within the group of adolescent athletes in high-pressure competitive environments. resilience may serve as a protective factor, but the underlying emotional mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the mediating roles of anxiety and depression in the relationship between resilience and MPA among adolescent athletes.

Methods

A total of 401 participants (aged 13-19) were recruited from a sports secondary school in Henan Province, China. Resilience, anxiety, depression, and MPA were measured using validated self-report scales. Structural equation modeling and bootstrap analysis (5,000 resamples) were conducted using Mplus 8.3.

Results

Resilience was not sign

SUBMITTER: Tian F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699149 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature