SynthesisBMC public health2019
Sport-based youth development interventions in the United States: a systematic review.
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27 citing papers in PubMed.
- Identifying sport-for-development outcome measures suitable for a living-lab setting: a scoping review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Feasibility and physical health outcomes of a 1-year sport-based physical activity intervention in rural middle school children.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Visualizing heterogeneous associations: economic capital and adolescent football participation in China: a cross-sectional study using quantile regression with school-level fixed effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Positive youth development: a catalyst for change in sport for development interventions?BMC public health · 2025Article
- Using Participatory Action Research to Enhance Physical Education Interventions for Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools: A Study Design and Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Developing positive behavioral skills among adolescents participating in basketball sports schools.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Values Scale for Positive Youth Development in Sport.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Refined Feasibility Testing of an 8-Week Sport and Physical Activity Intervention in a Rural Middle School.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Participation in organised sport to improve and prevent adverse developmental trajectories of at-risk youth: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Examining associations between physical activity context and children meeting daily physical activity guidelines: the role of outdoor play, sports, and other organized activities.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Promoting physical activity and youth development in schools: the case for near-peer coaches.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Retention in Junior Giants, a sport-based youth development program: what factors are associated with intentions to return?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- PROTOCOL: Participation in organised sport to improve and prevent adverse developmental trajectories of at-risk youth: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Determining Positive Behavioral Skills in Different Age Groups of Young Basketball Players during the Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Proof-of-Concept Evaluation of the 1616 Story-Based Positive Youth Development Program.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessing the effectiveness of the transformational coaching workshop using behavior change theory.International journal of sports science & coaching · 2023Article
- Flexible Training Planning Coupled with Flexible Assessment: A 12-Week Randomized Feasibility Study in a Youth Female Volleyball Team.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Youth Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Pediatrics · 2022Article
- Sustaining Equality and Equity. A Scoping Review of Interventions Directed towards Promoting Access to Leisure Time Physical Activity for Children and Youth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe growing number of sport-based youth development interventions provide a potential avenue for integrating sport meaningfully into the U.S. public health agenda. However, efficacy and quality must be reliably established prior to widespread implementation.
methodsA comprehensive search of databases, peer-reviewed journals, published reviews, and both published and unpublished documents yielded 10,077 distinct records. Title and abstract screening, followed by full-text screening using 6 criteria, resulted in 56 distinct studies (coalescing into 10 sport-based youth development intervention types) included in the synthesis. These studies were then independently assessed and critically appraised.
resultsLimited efficacy data were identified, with the quality of methods and evidence largely classified as weak. Processes likely to contribute to the outcomes of sport-based youth development interventions were identified (e.g., predictors of ongoing engagement, alignment between target population and intervention, intervention design), although more rigorous research is needed on these and other processes. Physical health outcomes were only studied in 3 of the 10 intervention types.
conclusionsThe evidence base does not yet warrant wide-scale implementation of sport-based youth development interventions for public health goals within the U. S., although there is promising research that identifies areas for further exploration.
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