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Article

The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence

by
Oliver W. A. Wilson
1,
Chris Whatman
2,
Simon Walters
2,
Sierra Keung
2,
Dion Enari
2,
Andy Rogers
3,
Sarah-Kate Millar
4,
Lesley Ferkins
2,
Erica Hinckson
2,
Jeremy Hapeta
5,
Michael Sam
5 and
Justin Richards
1,3,*
1
Te Hau Kori, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
2
School of Sport & Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1011, New Zealand
3
Sport New Zealand, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
4
Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
5
School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(14), 8579; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148579
Submission received: 30 May 2022 / Revised: 8 July 2022 / Accepted: 9 July 2022 / Published: 14 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Activity and Wellbeing across the Lifespan)
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Abstract

Insight into the unique benefits of sport participation above and beyond those associated with participation in other physical activities among adolescents is limited in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The purpose of this study was to examine the association between wellbeing and organised sport participation among adolescents whilst accounting for demographic characteristics and other recreational physical activity. Demographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, deprivation, (dis)ability status), organized sport, recreational physical activity, and wellbeing were assessed in cohorts of NZ adolescents (11–17 years) between 2017 and 2019. After adjusting for demographics, better wellbeing was associated with participation in any recreational physical activity (OR = 2.49, 95%CI = 1.97–3.13), meeting physical activity recommendations (OR = 1.63, 95%CI = 1.47–1.81), and each additional hour of recreational physical activity (OR = 1.03, 95%CI = 1.02–1.04). After adjusting for demographics and overall recreational physical activity participation, better wellbeing was also associated with participation in any organized sport (OR = 1.66, 95%CI = 1.49–1.86), and each additional hour of organized sport (OR = 1.09, 95%CI = 1.07–1.11). Although participation in recreational physical activity appears to be beneficial for wellbeing, organized sport appears to offer unique additional wellbeing benefits. Positive experiences of organized sport participation may offer additional wellbeing value above and beyond other recreational physical activity types in young people who are active.
Keywords: physical activity; sport; exercise; recreation; leisure; wellbeing; happiness; youth; young people physical activity; sport; exercise; recreation; leisure; wellbeing; happiness; youth; young people

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Wilson, O.W.A.; Whatman, C.; Walters, S.; Keung, S.; Enari, D.; Rogers, A.; Millar, S.-K.; Ferkins, L.; Hinckson, E.; Hapeta, J.; et al. The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148579

AMA Style

Wilson OWA, Whatman C, Walters S, Keung S, Enari D, Rogers A, Millar S-K, Ferkins L, Hinckson E, Hapeta J, et al. The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(14):8579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148579

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wilson, Oliver W. A., Chris Whatman, Simon Walters, Sierra Keung, Dion Enari, Andy Rogers, Sarah-Kate Millar, Lesley Ferkins, Erica Hinckson, Jeremy Hapeta, and et al. 2022. "The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 14: 8579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148579

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Wilson, O. W. A., Whatman, C., Walters, S., Keung, S., Enari, D., Rogers, A., Millar, S.-K., Ferkins, L., Hinckson, E., Hapeta, J., Sam, M., & Richards, J. (2022). The Value of Sport: Wellbeing Benefits of Sport Participation during Adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), 8579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148579

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