An exploration of the distractions inherent to social media use among athletes

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An exploration of the distractions inherent to social media use among athletes

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Social media present athletes with a number of benefits and challenges. As a result, various sport stakeholders have debated appropriate social media use among athletes at major sport events, with some suggesting that using these platforms can have negative consequences. The purpose of this research was to examine the elements of social media that athletes perceive to be distracting during major sport events and the practices they undertake to address such distractions. Interviews with Austra...

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26 Feb, 2020

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Michelle Hayes / Kevin Filo / Andrea Geurin / Caroline Riot

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/An_exploration_of_the_distractions_inherent_to...

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Social media / Athletes / Distraction-conflict theory / Sport events / Performance / Uncategorized

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