Abstract
Sports involvement has been found to be related to social and psychological well-being in Icelandic adolescents. The present study investigated whether similar relationships exist for American adolescents. A group of 89 high school seniors completed a questionnaire that gathered data on sports involvement, depression, intimacy with parents and friends, and grade point average. It was found that the moderate sports involvement group (3 to 6 hours per week) had lower depression scores than did the low sports involvement group (2 hours or less per week). The findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 793-797 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Adolescence |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 140 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2000 |
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- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Moderate involvement in sports is related to lower depression levels among adolescents. / Sanders, Christopher E.; Field, Tiffany M; Diego, Miguel A; Kaplan, Michele.
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