“The results of this study, coupled with previous research findings, suggest that participation in organized team sport may be a useful medium through which to promote child and adolescent mental health,” the researcher said.
A football helmet lies on the ground while members of the Floral Park High School football team are in the background practicing for the 2015 season, on the morning of August 19, 2015.
Researchers found that participation in a team sport compared to non-sport participation was associated with 10% lower anxious/depressed scores, 19% lower withdrawn/depressed scores, 17% lower social problems scores, 17% lower thought problems scores and 12% lower attention problems scores.
"Results indicate that team sport participation was associated with fewer mental health difficulties, whereas individual sport participation was associated with greater mental health difficulties," the study’s authors continued. "The results suggest that [the] type of sport may be a salient factor in the relationship between sport participation and mental health."
A potential limitation the researchers noted was its use of parent self-reports, noting that it is possible that parents who enroll their children in individual sports tend to overestimate the problematic aspects of their children’s emotional and behavioral conduct.
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