Sport Participation Trajectories and Loneliness: Evidence From the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Young people who continued participating in sport in general, and particularly in team sport, had a reduced risk of loneliness. Continued participation in sports should be promoted to improve a range of physical, mental, and social health benefits. Furthermore, team-based sport can provide additional health and well-being benefits, including reduced loneliness due to the group nature of participation.
Authors
- Karine Manera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-6074)
- Katherine B. Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-3030)
- Pamela Qualter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-3820)
- David Revalds Lubans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-8257)
- Philip James Clare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2009-7386)
- Michelle H. Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4136-5909)
- Rochelle Eime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-2813)
- Philayrath Phongsavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-5031)
- Ding Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-9224)
- Ben J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-5566)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Federation University (AU)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0319
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29