Global Journal of Human Social Science, H: Interdisciplinary, Volume 22 Issue 7

© 2022. Carles Xavier Senso Vila. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ 4.0/. Strava, the Aspirational Sport and its Impact on Mental Health By Carles Xavier Senso Vila Universidad de Valencia Abstract- Numerous scientific studies have observed how digital social networks significantly affect the users' mental health. This research sought to investigate whether new sports technology tools, which record multiple activity data but also enhance social interaction within digital communities, have a detrimental effect on athletes' emotional health as they are under the pressure of constant self-improvement due to social scrutiny. Strava has become the world's largest sports community and research is largely focused on its users. Keywords: communication, ICT, social media, strava, sport, mental health. GJHSS-H Classification: DDC Code: 616.8914 LCC Code: RC455.4.L67 StravatheAspirationalSportanditsImpactonMentalHealth Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Interdisciplinary Volume 22 Issue 7 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: