The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Sports Anxiety in Athletes

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In this episode of 'Research You Should Know' my guest Kim Encel and I discuss his latest research on the relationship between Facebook use and sports anxiety. We discuss the following:

-What does the phrase 'Coach Your Best' mean to you?

-What prompted you to do this research study and what was the purpose?

-Has anyone else done similar research?

-Did you look at any other social media other than Facebook? Would that matter?

-In this study, how did you define 'sports anxiety'?

-Is sports anxiety tied to predicting a future outcome?

-sports anxiety vs social anxiety

-Walk us through the methods of your study and the conclusions?

-What role might FB play in self-identity and the relationship to sports anxiety?

-What are some practical applications that coaches can take away?

-Do the results apply to only certain age groups of athletes?

-Would these same findings apply to other social media outlets such as twitter, snapchat, or instagram?

-Did you look at the relationship between self-identity, facebook, and sports anxiety?

For show notes visit www.athletebydesign.com/facebookandsportsanxiety