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Adolescent Sport Participation and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Panza, Michael J., Graupensperger, Scott, Agans, Jennifer P., Doré, Isabelle, Vella, Stewart A., Evans, Michael Blair·2020·Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
DOI 10.1123/jsep.2019-0235PMC PMC7679280
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Sport may protect against symptoms of mental disorders that are increasingly prevalent among adolescents. This systematic review explores the relationship between adolescent organized sport participation and self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression. From 9,955 records screened, 29 unique articles were selected that included 61 effect sizes and 122,056 participants. Effects were clustered into four categories based on the operationalization of sport involvement: absence or presence of involvement, frequency of involvement, volume of involvement, and duration of participation. Results from the random-effects meta-analyses indicated that symptoms of anxiety and depression were significantly lower among sport-involved adolescents than in those not involved in sport, although this effect size was small in magnitude. Meta-regression was used to identify how age and sex explained heterogeneity in effects. Although these results do not signify a causal effect, they do support theorizing that sport participation during adolescence may be a protective environment against anxiety and depressive symptoms.

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Authors
Panza, M. J., Graupensperger, S., Agans, J. P., Doré, I., Vella, S. A., & Evans, M. B.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Université de Montréal (CA)
  • University of Wollongong (AU)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Published
2020-06-01
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
201-218
ISSN
  • 0895-2779 (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-2904
DOI
10.1123/jsep.2019-0235
PMC
PMC7679280
OpenAlex
W3026226008
Cited by
202
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 1
FWCI
3.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F31AA027685)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA017629)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Youth Development and Social Support
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
Keywords
youth sport participation, organized sport, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, mental health, protective factors, sex differences, age differences

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