The behavioral, psychological and social impacts of team sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Team sport participation was associated with decreased odds of smoking/tobacco use, alcohol/drug use, and depression/anxiety. Though select studies (9%) showed potential negative effects of team sport participation, the majority reported improved behavioral, psychological, and social health outcomes in youth athletes worldwide. PMID: 33196337 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Health Physics - Category: Physics Authors: Tags: Phys Sportsmed Source Type: research