Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine


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Liste der Ausgaben / Vol. 50, No. 2/2025
Green Tick: Evaluating Digital Health, Diet and Sports Interventions: Systematic Review on the Complex Nature of Young People's Interactions with Digital Technologies

Autoren: Aziz Onurhan Ahraz ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Loughborough University, London, England

Nuh Osman Yildiz ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye

Hasan Birol Yalçin ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye

Ahmet Özsoy ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye

Zafer Kakaruş ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye

Emin Kerem Eekadam ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye

Borja Sañ ORCID
Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville , Sevilla, Spain

Adrián Feria-Madueño ORCID
Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville , Sevilla, Spain

Jerónimo García-Fernández ORCID
Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville , Sevilla, Spain

Miguel Angel Oviedo-Caro ORCID
Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville , Sevilla, Spain

Horacio Sanchez-Trigo ORCID
Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville , Sevilla, Spain

Ahmet Kurtoğlu ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balıkesir, Türkiye

Emrah Dönmez ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balıkesir, Türkiye

Sedat Arslan ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balıkesir, Türkiye

Bekir Çar ORCID
Sports Science Faculty, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balıkesir, Türkiye

Thanos Douros ORCID
Athens Network of Collaborating Experts (ANCE), Athens, Greece

Zoë Zahariadi ORCID
Athens Network of Collaborating Experts (ANCE), Athens, Greece

Apostolos Amprazis ORCID
Athens Network of Collaborating Experts (ANCE), Athens, Greece

Nuno Manuel Gonçalves Dias ORCID
Sport Evolution Alliance, Lausanne, Portugal

Inês Caetano ORCID
Sport Evolution Alliance, Lausanne, Portugal

Luiz Hass ORCID
Sport Evolution Alliance, Lausanne, Portugal

Sara Vivirito ORCID
International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development(CEIPES), Palermo, Italy

Chiara Nicolini ORCID
International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development(CEIPES), Palermo, Italy

Raquel Covelo ORCID
International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development(CEIPES), Palermo, Italy

Marjetka K. Kunčič ORCID
Fitness Federation of Slovenia (FZS), Ljubljana Črnuče, Slovenia

Miriam Štucin ORCID
Fitness Federation of Slovenia (FZS), Ljubljana Črnuče, Slovenia

Andraž Teran ORCID
Fitness Federation of Slovenia (FZS), Ljubljana Črnuče, Slovenia

Leon Bedrač ORCID
Fitness Federation of Slovenia (FZS), Ljubljana Črnuče, Slovenia
Schlüsselbegriffe: digital health interventions youth health promotion social media diet healthy lifestyles
Veröffentlichungsdatum der gesamten Ausgabe:2025
Seitenanzahl:24 (79-102)
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Abstract

Systematically, this study assessed the impact of digital technologies, including social media, on health, diet, and sports, amid rising concerns and acknowledged benefits. We performed a comprehensive review of literature spanning 20 years, up to June 2024, focusing on interventions targeted at youth aged 14-29. Our initial database search identified 8,278 articles. After removing duplicates and those that failed to meet inclusion criteria, 307 articles underwent a rigorous blinded peer review process, ultimately resulted in 29 studies for synthesis. Our analysis concludes the dual impact of digital technologies on youth: although they highlight the positive potential in colouring youth health behaviors, often linked to sports, nutrition, and active lifestyles, they also pose risks due to the unregulated and misleading content, emphasizing the necessity for enhanced digital literacy and critical engagement with content. In this context, five major theme highlight this paradoxical impact together: 1) Increasing awareness, knowledge and self-efficacy, 2) Hazards, misinformation, and credibility, 3) Attitudes and behavior change, 4) Social comparison, and 5) Product promotion. Eventually, we draw attention to the urgent need for regulations and systematic content verification to protect youth from misinformation and to strengthen the credibility, trustworthiness and effectiveness of health, diet and sport related content on these technologies.
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