Elena Azzolini , Alberto Favaro , Francesco Colotta , Piero Volpi
{"title":"The effects of COVID-19 on professional football: Clinical management, player performance, and vaccination impact","authors":"Elena Azzolini , Alberto Favaro , Francesco Colotta , Piero Volpi","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 6","pages":"Pages 454-456"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natasha T. Schmidt , Dina C. Janse van Rensburg , Marlene Schoeman , Manuela Besomi , Audrey Jansen van Rensburg , Daniel Garnett , Susan Scheepers , Carel Viljoen
{"title":"Epidemiology and associated injury risk factors in figure skating: A systematic review","authors":"Natasha T. Schmidt , Dina C. Janse van Rensburg , Marlene Schoeman , Manuela Besomi , Audrey Jansen van Rensburg , Daniel Garnett , Susan Scheepers , Carel Viljoen","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To identify and critically appraise the available evidence on injury epidemiology and risk factors in figure skating.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Systematic review.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Eight electronic databases were searched from inception to 01 November 2023. Studies were included if they reported injury epidemiology and/or injury risk factors in figure skating. Non-English publications were excluded. Risk of Bias of included studies was assessed using the QUIPS tool (quality in prognostic factor studies).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>This systematic review identified twenty-nine studies (n = 4202 figure skaters), with an injury prevalence of 2.1 %–34 %. An injury incidence of 1.37 injuries/1000 total training hours was reported in one study (n = 8). Three significant intrinsic risk factors (older age, previous history of stress fracture and a higher body mass) and eight significant extrinsic risk factors (training more than 12 sessions per week, skipping meals, RED-s indicators, hamstring and quadriceps immobility, training rather than competing, increased time on-ice time and boot-foot length difference) were identified from individual studies. Age, as the most studied risk factor, requires careful interpretation due to study design limitations.</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>Existing data lacks quality of evidence and current reported injury risk factors in figure skating should be interpreted with caution.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>High-quality research of injuries and injury risk factors in figure skating is scarce. The inconsistent reporting of injury data across the currently available literature due to variations in injury definition and data collection methods makes it difficult to compare and draw conclusions. A critical need exists for standardized research approaches to accurately determine the true burden of injury in this sport.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 563-576"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143523818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of perceived groove in music on cycling performance and intermuscular coherence between trunk and lower limb muscles","authors":"Jiangang Chen, Junbo Han, Pei Su, Mengyue Wang, Wenxia Shi, Donghui Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study investigated the effects of perceived groove on cycling performance and explored underlying neuromuscular control mechanisms.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Repeated-measures design.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twenty-four university students completed the cycling task under three conditions: metronome, low-groove music, and high-groove music. Each task included 3 min of low-torque and 3 min of high-torque cycling. Measurements included pedal cadence, pedal cadence variability, work output, and intermuscular coherence between the trunk and lower limbs.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In low-torque cycling, pedal cadence variability was significantly lower in metronome than in low-groove music and high-groove music; coherence areas (A<sub>Z</sub>) in the γ band for the erector spinae and soleus were significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music (<em>p</em>s < 0.05). In high-torque cycling, pedal cadence was significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music and metronome, and higher in low-groove music than in metronome, pedal cadence variability was significantly lower in high-groove music and metronome than in low-groove music, and work output was significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music and metronome (<em>p</em>s < 0.05). The A<sub>Z</sub> values in the α and γ bands for the rectus abdominis and gastrocnemius lateralis and the erector spinae and gastrocnemius medialis and in the γ band for the erector spinae and gastrocnemius lateralis were significantly higher in high-groove music than in low-groove music (<em>p</em>s < 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Perceived groove during high-torque cycling increased pedal cadence and work output, potentially due to increased cortical and subcortical drive shared between trunk and lower limb muscles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 7","pages":"Pages 594-601"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chinchin Wang , Paul Eliason , Jean-Michel Galarneau , Carolyn A. Emery , Sabrina Yusuf , Russell J. Steele , Jay S. Kaufman , Ian Shrier
{"title":"The intention-to-treat effect of changes in planned participation on injury risk in adolescent ice hockey players: A target trial emulation","authors":"Chinchin Wang , Paul Eliason , Jean-Michel Galarneau , Carolyn A. Emery , Sabrina Yusuf , Russell J. Steele , Jay S. Kaufman , Ian Shrier","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Target trial emulation is a framework for conducting causal inference using observational data. We employ this framework to estimate the effect of changing planned participation duration, measured using the acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR), on injury risk among adolescent ice hockey players without recent injuries.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Prospective cohort study designed to emulate a hypothetical randomized trial.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We used data from a 5-year cohort study (2013–2018) of ice hockey players aged 13–17 years in Alberta and British Columbia. We estimated injury risks associated with different planned changes in hockey participation duration (e.g. half [ACWR = 0.5], no change [ACWR = 1], two-fold [ACWR = 2], three-fold [ACWR = 3], and five-fold [ACWR = 5]) relative to participation in the previous 4 weeks. Outcomes were modeled using generalized additive models. We conducted secondary analyses restricted to concussions, and stratified by league bodychecking status.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were 2633 eligible participants, contributing 115,821 player-trials. Injury risk was 1.9 % (95 % CI: 1.7 %–2.3 %) for no change in participation (ACWR = 1). Injury risk ratios (RRs) were 0.43 at ACWR = 0.5 (95 % CI: 0.31–0.54), 1.62 (95 % CI: 1.33–1.98) at ACWR = 2, 1.91 at ACWR = 3 (95 % CI: 1.52–2.48) and 2.35 at ACWR = 5 (95 % CI: 1.68–3.26). Patterns were similar by league bodychecking status. Concussion RRs were stable between ACWR = 1 and 1.5, but RRs were greater than for any injury past ACWR = 2.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Within the assumptions of this target trial emulation, injury risk increases consistently (no sweet spots) for increases in planned changes in participation duration relative to the previous 4 weeks among adolescent ice hockey players without recent injuries. Injuries in injury risk are less than expected for the increased exposure time at risk, suggesting beneficial effects of increasing participation that partially counteract the increased exposure time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 132-139"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142568494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski , Paulina M. Nowaczyk , Bryan Saunders , Amelia Carr , Joanna Kamińska , Michal Steffl , Tomasz Podgórski
{"title":"Sex-dependent responses to acute sodium bicarbonate different dose treatment: A randomized double-blind crossover study","authors":"Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski , Paulina M. Nowaczyk , Bryan Saunders , Amelia Carr , Joanna Kamińska , Michal Steffl , Tomasz Podgórski","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.08.209","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.08.209","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study quantified blood bicarbonate (HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>) kinetics and gastrointestinal upset to determine the gender-related ergogenic potential of sodium bicarbonate (0.15-, 0.25- and 0.35 g<sub>SB</sub>·kg<sub>Fat-free mass (FFM)</sub><sup>–1</sup>) in high intensity functional training.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Thirty female and male athletes performed two bouts of the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT<sub>PRE-HIFT</sub> and WAnT<sub>POST-HIFT</sub>) interspaced with two 3-min bouts of Wall Balls and Burpees 120 min after ingestion of three sodium bicarbonate doses. Blood HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> was determined pre-ingestion, after supplementation and before/post exercise. Gastrointestinal upset was evaluated 120 min post-ingestion. Control (<em>CTRL</em>) measurements were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There were significant <em>gender</em> × <em>treatment</em> interactions for: changes in blood HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> at 60 min post-ingestion (<em>p</em> = 0.014; <em>η</em><sup>2</sup><sub><em>p</em></sub> = 0.104; at 0.15 g<sub>SB</sub>·kg<sub>FFM</sub><sup>−1</sup> males experienced higher increase than females); peak power (<em>p</em> = 0.015; <em>η</em><sup>2</sup><sub><em>p</em></sub> = 0.103) and average power (<em>p</em> = 0.005; <em>η</em><sup>2</sup><sub><em>p</em></sub> = 0.124) during WAnT<sub>POST-HIFT</sub>, and changes in peak power between the Wingate Anaerobic Test bouts (<em>p</em> = 0.049; <em>η</em><sup>2</sup><sub><em>p</em></sub> = 0.081). Sodium bicarbonate compared to <em>PLA</em> had no significant impact on Wall Balls and Burpees performance. The dose of 0.35 g<sub>SB</sub>·kg<sub>FFM</sub><sup>−1</sup> resulted in higher less severe gastrointestinal symptoms compared to <em>CTRL</em> and 0.15 g<sub>SB</sub>·kg<sub>FFM</sub><sup>−1</sup> (<em>p</em> = 0.001; <em>W</em> = 0.178); and higher total gastrointestinal upset compared to <em>CTRL</em>, <em>PLA</em> and 0.15 g<sub>SB</sub>·kg<sub>FFM</sub><sup>−1</sup> (<em>p</em> < 0.001; <em>W</em> = 0.323).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>There were dose- and gender-related differences in extracellular buffering capacity and ergogenic potential of sodium bicarbonate. The study suggested a detrimental impact of gastrointestinal upset on performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 154-165"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Live S. Luteberget , Alex Donaldson , Lotte N. Andersen , Ewa M. Roos , Merete Møller
{"title":"The HAPPY concept mapping study: “To prevent injuries in young handball players it's important to…” – Perceptions among stakeholders","authors":"Live S. Luteberget , Alex Donaldson , Lotte N. Andersen , Ewa M. Roos , Merete Møller","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aimed to identify facilitators for implementing injury prevention initiatives in youth handball, and to assess stakeholders' perceptions of their importance and feasibility.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Mixed-method concept mapping study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Four stakeholder groups — coaches, administrators, health staff and players — participated in this mixed-method concept mapping study. Participants (n = 224; 19 % coaches, 22 % health staff, 63 % players, 18 % administrators) first provided statements about facilitators for implementing injury prevention initiatives in youth handball, then thematically grouped them (n = 47), before rating them (n = 57) for importance and feasibility (5-point Likert scales). Stakeholder-specific cluster maps and Go-Zone scatter plots were created. Statements rated above average for both importance and feasibility were considered as prioritized (Go-Zone 1).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>87 unique statements were generated during brainstorming. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis resulted in similar sorting data clustering patterns for coaches, health staff, and administrators, which included federation strategies, club strategies, and coach and athlete education/knowledge. All clusters were rated ><!--> <!-->3 on average ratings of importance by all stakeholder groups. Six statements were in Go-Zone 1 for all stakeholder groups, including three statements about coach knowledge and education. Players' importance and feasibility ratings had limited overlap with other stakeholder groups' Go-Zone 1 statements. Players' Go-Zone 1 statements mainly addressed individual load management and practical training setup.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Coach knowledge and education, alongside collaboration among stakeholder groups, are essential when implementing injury prevention initiatives in youth handball. Stakeholder groups have varying perspectives, underscoring the importance of understanding and addressing these diverse viewpoints when implementing injury prevention initiatives in youth handball.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 125-131"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deborah M. Telford, Rebecca M. Meiring, Silmara Gusso
{"title":"Moving beyond moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A longitudinal study on adherence to 24-hour Movement Guidelines in adolescents","authors":"Deborah M. Telford, Rebecca M. Meiring, Silmara Gusso","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Low adherence to 24-hour Movement Guideline<em>s</em> for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, screen time and sleep during adolescence is well documented, yet recommendations regarding light physical activity, vigorous physical activity and muscle and bone strengthening activities have received less attention. This study comprehensively examined adherence to seven components of the movement guidelines in adolescents and analysed disparities by age and gender.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Longitudinal study with two assessment time points, separated by one year.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were collected in 216 New Zealand adolescents aged 12–17 years, and at 1-year follow-up in 167 participants (77 %), using thigh-worn accelerometers and a self-reported diary.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Adherence rates were 3.7 % for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, 13.0 % for screen time, 44.0 % for sleep, 14.4 % for light physical activity, 36.1 % for vigorous physical activity, 30.6 % for bone and muscle strengthening activities, and 4.6 % for consistent bedtimes. Less than 1 % of participants met all seven recommendations. Adherence was disproportionately low amongst older adolescents for light physical activity, screen time and consistent bedtimes, and amongst girls for vigorous physical activity and muscle and bone strengthening activities. Over one year, adherence declined for light physical activity (15.0 %–7.2 %) and screen time (15.6 %–6.0 %).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>New Zealand adolescents are not adhering to recommendations for a healthy balance of time use outlined in the 24-h Movement Guidelines. These findings highlight the need for adolescents to increase their daily movement, with a particular focus on light physical activity amongst older adolescents and muscle and bone strengthening activities amongst girls.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 147-153"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142622706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is it good to have a high number of (un-reviewed) preprints?","authors":"Tim Meyer","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 85-86"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143007360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ciaran M. Fairman , Kristina L. Kendall , Robert U. Newton , Nicolas H. Hart , Dennis R. Taaffe , Pedro Lopez , Raphael Chee , Colin I. Tang , Daniel A. Galvão
{"title":"Creatine supplementation does not add to resistance training effects in prostate cancer patients under androgen deprivation therapy: A double-blind randomized trial","authors":"Ciaran M. Fairman , Kristina L. Kendall , Robert U. Newton , Nicolas H. Hart , Dennis R. Taaffe , Pedro Lopez , Raphael Chee , Colin I. Tang , Daniel A. Galvão","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) leads to loss of lean mass (LM) and reduced strength and physical function. Resistance exercise alone can counteract these changes; however, it is unknown if the addition of creatine supplementation can further protect against these ADT-induced toxicities. We compared the effects of creatine supplementation with resistance exercise versus resistance exercise alone in patients with prostate cancer undergoing ADT on LM, muscle strength, and physical function.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A 12-week randomized trial.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Men with prostate cancer receiving ADT (n = 30) were randomized to either resistance exercise + placebo (PLA) or resistance exercise + creatine (SUPP), with both groups undertaking supervised exercise 3 days per week. Outcomes included whole body and appendicular LM and fat mass (FM) assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, as well as muscle strength (chest press, seated low, leg press), and physical function (timed up-and-go, chair rise, 400-m walk) assessed at baseline and following the intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Patients were aged 59–84 years with a BMI of 28.6 kg·m<sup>−2</sup>. PLA completed a mean of 30 sessions (83 %) and SUPP a mean of 33 sessions (92 %). Despite similar within-group improvements (p < 0.05) in whole-body LM (PLA +<!--> <!-->0.6 kg, SUPP +<!--> <!-->1.3 kg), appendicular LM (PLA +<!--> <!-->0.5 kg, SUPP +<!--> <!-->0.6 kg), muscle strength (PLA +<!--> <!-->8.8–49.3 kg, SUPP +<!--> <!-->9.4–40.4 kg) and physical function, there were no between group differences (p = 0.078–0.951). No adverse events were reported due to creatine supplementation or resistance exercise.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>A short-term program of resistance exercise alone results in meaningful improvements in LM, muscle strength and physical function, with no additional effects of creatine supplementation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 118-124"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142375604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Léon Equinet , Clair Enthoven , Pauline W. Jansen , María Rodriguez-Ayllon
{"title":"The longitudinal association between sport participation and self-esteem in youth in the Netherlands: The role of sport type","authors":"Léon Equinet , Clair Enthoven , Pauline W. Jansen , María Rodriguez-Ayllon","doi":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To investigate the longitudinal associations of sport participation with self-esteem in youth, and whether this relationship differs between team compared to individual, and non-esthetic compared to esthetic sports.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Prospective data on sport participation at age 10 and self-esteem at age 13 years was used, collected from 2970 participants within Generation R, a population-based cohort study in the Netherlands.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Hours of sports per week were measured with a questionnaire, completed by the primary caregivers. Participation in sports was classified into team vs. individual and non-esthetic vs. esthetic sports. Self-esteem was assessed by the Harter's Self-Perception Profile. Linear regression analyses, adjusted for multiple testing were conducted to test the association between sports and self-esteem subdomains. Then, differences in self-esteem among youth participating in different types of sports were explored by two separate sets of linear regression with team and non-esthetic sports as the reference groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>More hours of sports were associated with higher self-esteem (β = 0.081, <em>p</em><sub><em>fdr</em></sub> < 0.001). This association was driven by the subdomains social acceptance (β = 0.057, <em>p</em><sub><em>fdr</em></sub> = 0.004) and athletic competence (β = 0.242, <em>p</em><sub><em>fdr</em></sub> < 0.001). Participation in individual or esthetic sports was associated with lower self-esteem compared to the team (β = −<!--> <!-->0.196, <em>p</em><sub><em>fdr</em></sub> < 0.001) or non-esthetic (β = −<!--> <!-->0.172, <em>p</em><sub><em>fdr</em></sub> = 0.002) sports.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Sport participation, particularly team and non-esthetic sports, may be beneficial for self-esteem among youth, driven by aspects like socializing and one's ability to do well at sports. The aspects of different types of sports could be considered for developing improved sport-related environments and effective physical activity interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16992,"journal":{"name":"Journal of science and medicine in sport","volume":"28 2","pages":"Pages 140-146"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142468416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}