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Can participation in organized sports help adolescents refrain from self-harm? An analysis of underlying mechanisms
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work. Center for Lifespan Developmental Research, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Department of Child and Adolescents Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3913-1721
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work. Center for Lifespan Developmental Research.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6492-3096
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Örebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6879-3022
2022 (English)In: Psychology of Sport And Exercise, ISSN 1469-0292, E-ISSN 1878-5476, Vol. 59, article id 102133Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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.

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Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 59, article id 102133
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Organized sport activities, Self-harming behaviors, Mechanisms, Adolescence
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-96272DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102133ISI: 000744462700002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85123245587OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-96272DiVA, id: diva2:1625842
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, FAS 2004-1981Available from: 2022-01-10 Created: 2022-01-10 Last updated: 2024-01-16Bibliographically approved

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