Sports Participation Volume and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Healthy High School Athletes

Overview

Journal J Clin Transl Res

Date 2020 Dec 2

PMID 33263090

Citations 5

Authors

Alexia G Gagliardi

Gregory A Walker

Katherine S Dahab

Corrine N Seehusen

Aaron J Provance

Jay C Albright

David R Howell

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Abstract

Objectives: We assessed the association between hours/week of sports participation and psychosocial outcomes among high school athletes. We hypothesized that more hours of participation would be associated with the lower levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Methods: Participants completed the Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Profile 25 quality of life and other questionnaires to assess sports participation, socioeconomic status, and health history. We evaluated the multivariable relationship between hours/week in sport and PROMIS scores while adjusting for the independent effect of age and varsity team status.

Results: A total of 230 high school athletes participated in this study (mean=15.4±1.2 years of age). More hours/week playing sports were significantly associated with the lower levels of depressive symptoms (coefficient=-0.073, 95% CI=-0.137, -0.010; P=0.02). Sports participation was not significantly associated with any other psychosocial domain scores on the PROMIS questionnaire.

Conclusion: More hours of sports participation were significantly associated with the lower depressive symptoms, but no other psychosocial domain. While our findings are cross-sectional, sport participation may play a role in attenuating symptoms of depression in high school athletes.

Relevance For Patients: Sports participation may play a beneficial role in lessening depressive symptoms among healthy high school students.

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