SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2023
Pickleball and mental health in adults: A systematic review.
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- Padel, pickleball and wellbeing: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Are Team Sports Effective in Improving Mental Health? A Systematic Review on the Primary Outcomes of Anxiety and Mood.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2026Review
- From scrolling to swinging: a chain mediation model of psychological needs, social media use, participation motivation, and behavioral intention in Chinese college pickleball players.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The mechanism linking self-determined motivation to pickleball continuance intention: mediating role of leisure specialization and gender heterogeneity.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Emerging sports as public health infrastructure: policy transfer lessons from US pickleball to China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The rate of return to play for pickleball is high following shoulder surgery.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Article
- Exploring the Impact of Pickleball for Improving Mood in First-Year University Students-A Pilot Study in Japan.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Understanding Injury Patterns and Predictors in Pickleball Players: A Nationwide Study of 1,758 Participants.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Pickleball-Related Injuries at a Single Institution From 2017 to 2022.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of Pickleball Intervention on the Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Patients with Schizophrenia.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The more you play, the better you feel: a dose-response analysis of pickleball and mental wellbeing in U.S. adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Treating Geriatric Sports Injury Among Pickleball Players: A Narrative Review of an Exercise Craze Among Seniors.Cureus · 2023Review
- Association of Pickleball Participation With Decreased Perceived Loneliness and Social Isolation: Results of a National Survey.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Physical activity has been extensively studied and numerous mental health benefits have been found. Pickleball is an emerging racquet sport, which is characterized by its accessibility to all audiences and has become especially popular in the United States among the elderly. It is a novel team game and its inclusive nature is innovative for health improvement. The purpose of this systematic review was to review and evaluate existing studies that have examined the effects of pickleball on the mental and psychological health of individuals. Methods: A systematic review was conducted on articles found in Scopus, PubMed, Elsevier, Web of Science (WoS), PsyINFO, Dialnet, and Elton B. Stephens Company (EBESCO) from 1975 to the present. The keywords used was a five combination between "Pickleball" joint with different terms by the connector AND, the second part of the combo could be "mental disorder" OR "anxiety" OR "depression" OR "psychological health" OR "mental health." Eligibility criteria included: papers focused on pickleball, in English or Spanish, on mental health variables, without establishing an age range. We excluded duplicate works, without access or that did not address the objective of this study. Results: The search resulted in 63 papers, of which 13 were selected. A total of 90.74% of the population were people over 50 years of age. The results show significant improvements in the different psychological variables measured in pickleball practitioners: personal wellbeing, life satisfaction, depression, stress, happiness, etc., pickleball shows potential as a new tool to work and improve people's mental health. Conclusions: The pickleball is displayed as an inclusive sport that does not need adaptations, resulting of great interest to be worked in different populations with mental problems.
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