When children play, they feel better: organized activity participation and health in adolescents

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Sijmen A. Reijneveld¹  Petr Badura²  Dagmar Sigmundova²  Andrea Madarasova Geckova³  Jitse P. van Dijk⁴ 

[1] Department of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University Olomouc, Tr. Miru 117, 771 11, Olomouc, Czech Republic;Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University Olomouc, Tr. Miru 117, 771 11, Olomouc, Czech Republic;Olomouc Institute for Society and Health, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic;Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia;Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia;Olomouc Institute for Society and Health, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic;Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia;Department of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;

关键词: Adolescence;    Health;    Extracurricular activities;    Life satisfaction;    Age differences;    Gender differences;    Sports;    Arts #;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-2427-5

 received in 2015-05-29, accepted in 2015-10-16,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundParticipation in organized leisure-time activities (OLTA) has been linked to healthy youth development. This study aimed to assess whether participation in OLTA is associated with both physical and mental health in adolescents, and whether this association differs by pattern of activity participation, age and gender.MethodsThe present study was based on data from the 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study in the Czech Republic. This data concerned 10,503 adolescents (49.2 % boys) aged 11, 13 and 15. A cluster analysis was carried out to obtain patterns of activity participation and yielded five groups (all-rounders, artists, individual sports, team sports and inactive). The association between participation in types of OLTA and physical and mental health was analysed using logistic regression models adjusted for age and gender. We also assessed interactions between types of OLTA and gender and age.ResultsParticipation in OLTA was associated with better self-rated health and higher life satisfaction regardless of gender or age. Participation in team or individual sports was associated with better general health and less frequent health complaints in boys, while participation in art activities was associated with lower occurrence of health complaints in girls and 11-year-olds.ConclusionParticipation in OLTA is associated with better physical and mental health in adolescents. The association varies by pattern of activity participation and is partly gender- and age-specific.

【 授权许可】

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© Badura et al. 2015