ArticleJournal of athletic training2022
High School Sports During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Effect of Sport Participation on the Health of Adolescents.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of sports participation on psychological health and social outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and update to the "Mental Health through Sport" conceptual model.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Domain-specific physical activity and mental health: an updated systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis in a combined sample of 3.3 million people.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Prevalence of mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Pooled it
- The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Self-assessed health of adult Australian sport club participants during and after COVID-19 restrictions: a longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Well-being approaches targeted to improve child and youth health post-COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The association between physical activity, self-efficacy, stress self-management and mental health among adolescents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Does Increased Physical Activity Explain the Psychosocial Benefits of Sport Participation During COVID-19?Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Changes in Quality of Life, Sleep, and Physical Activity During COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Athletes.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Physical activity and mental health in children and youth during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2023Review
- The association of families' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics with parents' perceived barriers to returning to youth sport following the COVID-19 pandemic.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2023Article
- Upper Quarter Injury Rates and Risk in United States High School Athletes Prior To and During the Prolonged Sport Stoppage.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on PHQ Depression Screening Scores for High School Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A narrative review into the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on senior high school adolescent mental health.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc · 2022Review
- Associations of lockdown stringency and duration with Google searches for mental health terms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nine-country study.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Article
- Prevalence of risk behaviors and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 positivity among in-school contacts of confirmed cases in a Georgia school district in the pre-vaccine era, December 2020-January 2021.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The Psychosocial Benefits of Sport Participation During COVID-19 Are Only Partially Explained by Increased Physical Activity.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2022Article
- Understanding Youth Athlete Motivation, Training, and Activity Progression During and After the COVID-19 Sports Interruption.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2022Article
- Influence of High School Socioeconomic Status on Athlete Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ecological Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextDuring the fall of 2020, some high schools across the United States allowed their students to participate in interscholastic sports while others cancelled or postponed their sport programs due to concerns regarding COVID-19 transmission. What effect this has had on the physical and mental health of adolescents is unknown.
objectiveTo identify the effect of playing a sport during the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of student-athletes.
designCross-sectional study.
settingSample recruited via email. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsA total of 559 Wisconsin high school athletes (age = 15.7 ± 1.2 years, female = 43.6%, male = 56.4%) from 44 high schools completed an online survey in October 2020. A total of 171 (30.6%) athletes played (PLY) a fall sport, while 388 (69.4%) did not play (DNP). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Demographic data included sex, grade, and sport(s) played. Assessments were the General Anxiety Disorder-7 Item for anxiety, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item for depression, the Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale for physical activity, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 for quality of life. Univariable comparisons between the 2 groups were made via t tests or χ2 tests. Means for each continuous outcome measure were compared between groups using analysis-of-variance models that controlled for age, sex, teaching method (virtual, hybrid, or in person), and the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
resultsThe PLY group participants were less likely to report moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety (PLY = 6.6%, DNP = 44.1%, P < .001) and depression (PLY = 18.2%, DNP = 40.4%, P < .001). They also demonstrated higher (better) Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale scores (PLY = 23.2 [95% CI = 22.0, 24.5], DNP = 16.4 [95% CI = 15.0, 17.8], P < .001) and higher (better) Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory total scores (PLY = 88.4 [95% CI = 85.9, 90.9], DNP = 79.6 [95% CI = 76.8, 82.4], P < .001).
conclusionsAdolescents who played a sport during the COVID-19 pandemic described fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression and had better physical activity and quality-of-life scores compared with adolescent athletes who did not play a sport.
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