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The Relationships Between Sport Specialization, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Female Youth Volleyball Athletes.
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- Association of sports practice aspects with health risk behaviors in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- Early Sport Specialization in a Pediatric Population: A Rapid Review of Injury, Function, Performance, and Psychological Outcomes.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
- Emotional intelligence and burnout in youth athletes: the mediating roles of sleep quality, fatigue, and delayed onset muscle soreness.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- 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
- Youth Sport Specialization: Current Concepts and Clinical Guides.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Review
- Sleep characteristics and adolescent physical activity-related injuries in sports clubs, leisure time and schools.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough sport specialization may be associated with stress and burnout among youth athletes, the relationship with quality of life (QOL) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sport specialization, sleep, and QOL in female youth athletes. HYPOTHESIS: Higher levels of specialization are associated with increased daytime sleepiness and worse QOL. STUDY
designCross-sectional study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.
methodsFemale high school volleyball players completed preseason surveys to determine sport specialization (low, moderate, high), injury history, QOL, sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness. QOL and sleep variables were compared across specialization groups. Multivariable linear regression models were developed to evaluate the associations between sleepiness, QOL, specialization, grade in school, and injury history.
resultsOf 1482 participants, 591 (40%), 436 (29%), and 455 (31%) were categorized as low, moderate, and high specialization, respectively. Highly specialized athletes demonstrated worse QOL (median 91.3 [interquartile range 86-96]) than low (92.4 [88-97],
conclusionHighly specialized female volleyball athletes demonstrate decreased QOL, perhaps because of higher rates of prior injury. Specialization is also associated with increased daytime sleepiness. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Sport participation patterns and injury may have implications for QOL in youth athletes.
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