Low sports participation is associated with withdrawn and depressed symptoms in urban, school-age children

•Participation in fewer sports was associated with more child depressive symptoms•Number of sports played was not associated with other psychiatric symptoms•Low (vs. high) participators had 2x odds of elevated withdrawn/depressed scores•Urban school-age children with low sports participation may be...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2021-02, Vol.280 (Pt B), p.24-29
Main Authors: Matta, Punit N., Baul, Tithi D., Loubeau, Krystel, Sikov, Jennifer, Plasencia, Natalie, Sun, Ying, Spencer, Andrea E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Child
Child Behavior Disorders
Children
Depression
Hispanic-Americans
Humans
Mental Health
Pediatrics
Schools
Sports
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Summary:•Participation in fewer sports was associated with more child depressive symptoms•Number of sports played was not associated with other psychiatric symptoms•Low (vs. high) participators had 2x odds of elevated withdrawn/depressed scores•Urban school-age children with low sports participation may be at risk for depression•Sports participation might protect against depressive symptoms in childhood The association between sports participation and mental health has not been studied in primary care samples of school-age children, nor in underrepresented minority children. We assessed the relationship between number of sports played and psychiatric symptoms in children ages 6-11 at well-child visits in an urban clinic. Guardians of 206 children (85% Latinx) ages 6-11 completed Child Behavior Checklists (CBCL) in Spanish (66.5%) or English at well-child visits at an urban community health center. We performed linear regression between number of sports played and individual CBCL syndrome scores, and multiple logistic regression with normal (T-score
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.076