Predicting Effects of ADHD Symptoms and Mindfulness on Smartphone Overuse in Athletes: A Basic Psychological Needs Perspective

Chunxiao Li, Ying Hwa Kee, Chun-Qing Zhang and Rong Fan
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Chunxiao Li: School of Physical Education & Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Ying Hwa Kee: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637616, Singapore
Chun-Qing Zhang: Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Rong Fan: School of Physical Education and Sports, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: Informed by basic psychological need theory, this study was undertaken to examine the relationship between self-reported symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mindfulness, basic psychological need satisfaction/frustration, and smartphone overuse among athletes. Athletes (n = 360, M age = 20.27, male = 72.5%) completed a survey that measured the outcomes of interest. Path analysis indicated that greater ADHD symptoms were both directly related to higher smartphone overuse scores and indirectly related to greater smartphone overuse scores via need frustration. Higher mindfulness scores were associated with lower levels of need frustration and greater levels of need satisfaction. Mindfulness moderated the positive association between ADHD symptoms and need frustration. Specifically, the positive association between ADHD symptoms and need frustration was attenuated in the presence of higher levels of mindfulness among participants with a lower risk of ADHD. Surprisingly, the same association was heightened among participants with a higher risk of ADHD. These findings highlight the significant role of need frustration in explaining the underlying process from ADHD symptoms to smartphone overuse.

Keywords: mental health; awareness; attention deficit; basic psychological needs; phone addiction; sports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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