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Can participation in organized sports help adolescents refrain from self-harm? An analysis of underlying mechanisms
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- Latina, Delia, 1984- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete,Center for Lifespan Developmental Research, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Department of Child and Adolescents Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Jaf, Darun, 1987- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete,Center for Lifespan Developmental Research
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- Alberti, Ramona (author)
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Tilton-Weaver, Lauree, 1960- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete
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- Elsevier, 2022
- 2022
- English.
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In: Psychology of Sport And Exercise. - : Elsevier. - 1469-0292 .- 1878-5476. ; 59
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Abstract
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- Research has rarely focused on what might make adolescents less likely to engage in deliberate self-harm. Because the sports domain is an important context promoting positive adjustment, we proposed that engaging in organized sport activities could help adolescents refrain from self-harming through affecting their psychosocial well-being. Using two annual waves of longitudinal data from 998 Swedish adolescents in grades 7 and 8 (52% boys), we tested whether depressive symptoms and self-esteem mediated the link between organized sport activities and self-harm. Results showed that self-esteem, but not depressive symptoms, mediated the association between organized sport activities and lower self-harm. Our findings reinforce the idea that organized sport activities could be a viable way of promoting mental health, laying the foundation for future interventions.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Organized sport activities
- Self-harming behaviors
- Mechanisms
- Adolescence
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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