Buddy Social Interaction: The Narrative Picture and Practical Path of Youth Sports from the Perspective of Role Theory

In the quasi-mimetic environment where digital media and the real space blend and co-construct, the empowerment of technology has given rise to innovative forms of youth sports social practice. By approaching the "buddy social interaction" in sports from the perspective of role theory, we can decrypt its "front-stage" aspects and analyze the reasons for its popularity. This mainly involves the individual's role expectations and the adjustment of role conflicts. These three elements jointly influence the transformation of the ways in which young people engage in sports, and thus outline the narrative picture of youth sports social interaction: the shift in role concepts from "other-oriented" to "self-identification" reflects the change in role behaviors from the "in-group tribe" to the "social expanse". In order to respond to the identity transformation demands of the youth group in sports participation and explore the possible extensions of the "back-stage" of sports activities, we can start from the interaction between individuals and communities and the cultural orientation of individual embedding. We should rationally view the construction, interaction, and embedding of the roles of young people in sports, and expand the socialization paths for youth sports participation.