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ReviewPreventive medicine reports2022

The impact of sport and physical activity programs on the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: A systematic review.

Madeleine English, Lee Wallace, John Evans, Samantha Diamond, Cristina M Caperchione

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Review in Preventive medicine reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evaluating the Tidda Talk Program: A Culturally Relevant Approach to Assessing Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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  2. Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the Biya Yadha Gudjagang Yadha: Healthy Dads Healthy Mob Program.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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  4. Barriers and Enablers to Implementing Community Sports-Based Mental Health Promotion Initiatives: A Qualitative Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Madeleine EnglishSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia.
Lee WallaceSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia.
John EvansSchool of Public Health, University of Technology, Broadway, Sydney, Australia.
Samantha DiamondSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia.
Cristina M CaperchioneSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review aimed to identify and assess existing evidence of the impact of sport and physical activity programs on mental health and social and emotional wellbeing outcomes within young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The review also aimed to highlight limitations of current practice within the research area. A systematic search of literature was undertaken on three peer-reviewed databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE and SPORTSDiscus) and grey literature from January to March 2021. Studies were included if they described a sport and physical activity program for young (10-24 years) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and reported mental health or social and emotional wellbeing outcomes. Seventeen studies were selected for this review. Within these studies, the most commonly reported outcomes were related to psychosocial development (N = 12) and a sense of connectedness (N = 12). Mental illness related outcomes (N = 1) were rarely reported, as were substance use (N = 2) and social and emotional literacy (N = 1). Promising outcomes included increased connection to culture, self-esteem and confidence. Nonetheless, due to indirectness and suboptimal study design the precise impact on these outcomes could not be determined. A relevant evidence base is emerging on the impact sport and physical activity programs have on the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. However, further research that utilises robust, culturally appropriate methodologies and tools needs to be undertaken before the effects of sport and physical activity programs can reliably be discerned.

Indexed as

Health promotionIndigenousPsychological wellbeingPsychosocial healthSport and physical activityYouth

Identifiers

PMID35127355
PMCPMC8800038
OpenAlexW4200034106

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