TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Moderate involvement in sports is related to lower depression levels among adolescents
JO  - Adolescence
A1  - Sanders, C. E.
A1  - Field, T. M.
A1  - Diego, M.
A1  - Kaplan, M.
SP  - 793
EP  - 797
VL  - 35
IS  - 140
N2  - Sports involvement has been found to be related to social and psychological well-being in Icelandic adolescents. The present study investigated whether similar relationships exist for American adolescents. A group of 89 high school seniors completed a questionnaire that gathered data on sports involvement, depression, intimacy with parents and friends, and grade point average. It was found that the moderate sports involvement group (3 to 6 hours per week) had lower depression scores than did the low sports involvement group (2 hours or less per week). The findings are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-8449
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -