ReviewJournal of athletic training2019
The Psychosocial Implications of Sport Specialization in Pediatric Athletes.
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- Pooled it
- Effects of Early Talent Promotion on Junior and Senior Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Why do students drop out of regular sport in late adolescent? The experience of a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of Junior Versus Senior Elite Performance are Opposite: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Participation Patterns.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- School based prevention of children's sports injuries: a cluster randomized controlled trial integrating psychological skills training to reduce injury risk and improve emotional health.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Evidence-Based Insights for the Development and Talent Promotion of Young Athletes in a National Sports Context.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Sports Injuries and Mental Health in Child and Adolescent Athletes: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Association of Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Sport Specialization Using the Wisconsin Sport Specialization Questionnaire Among Adolescent Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Biological Maturation and Physical Performance in Youth Football: Associations Across Professional and Non-Professional Environments.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Acceptance, needs and demands of e-mental health interventions in adolescent elite athletes.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Exploring the role of admiration in mitigating athlete burnout: an emotional perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Stepping up: A qualitative examination of youth Camogie players' perceptions of playing up an age grade.PloS one · 2026Article
- Post-competition psychological recovery in elite adolescent athletes: a technology-scaffolded perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Strength and balance asymmetries in children and adolescents: comparison between single- and multi-sport participants.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Analysis of Psychological and Sleep Quality Characteristics of Young and Adult Para-Athletes with Cerebral Palsy During Competitive Period.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sustainable performance plan development to prevent non-contact ACL injuries in youth and adolescent athletes: a clinical practice review.Annals of joint · 2025Review
- The protective role of competitive sports in reducing suicidality amongst youth athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Athletic identity, anxiety, and depression in moderate to highly specialized female adolescent volleyball players.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Injury Risk Factors Related to Sport Specialization in High School Basketball: A Prospective Study.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Motivation and Behaviors Related to Sport Specialization in Collegiate Baseball Players.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
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Abstract
Data on the psychosocial implications of sport specialization in pediatric athletes are lacking. Sport specialization often requires increased training hours and may predispose young athletes to social isolation, poor academic performance, increased anxiety, greater stress, inadequate sleep, decreased family time, and burnout. Sport specialization frequently introduces multiple stressors that could be expected to adversely affect mental health and function in young athletes and may increase the risk for burnout. This may be confounded by altered sleep duration and quality, increased drive for elite status, and perfectionistic personality types. The signs and symptoms of burnout in young athletes can be difficult to detect. It is important to be aware of the possible diagnosis of burnout in young athletes who display vague symptoms and a decrease in academic performance. The purpose of this review was to survey the available literature on sport specialization in young athletes and its association with mental health, sleep, the drive for success in sport, and burnout.
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