Childhood sports participation as a protective factor for internalizing behaviors: The moderating effects of age and gender in referred and non-referred populations
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
Childhood internalizing disorders, such as anxiety and depression, have the potential to impact a child’s social and behavioral functioning well into adulthood. The current study used cross-sectional data collected with the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) to investigate the relationship between childhood sports involvement and rates of internalizing symptoms in children ages 6 to 18 years old. Both the number of sports in which a child participates and the amount of time that they spend participating in those sports were examined in relation to both their age and gender.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Masha Ivanova
Secondary Mentor Name
Dr. Judith Christensen
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Neuroscience
Second Program/Major
Psychological Science
Primary Research Category
Social Sciences
Childhood sports participation as a protective factor for internalizing behaviors: The moderating effects of age and gender in referred and non-referred populations
Childhood internalizing disorders, such as anxiety and depression, have the potential to impact a child’s social and behavioral functioning well into adulthood. The current study used cross-sectional data collected with the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) to investigate the relationship between childhood sports involvement and rates of internalizing symptoms in children ages 6 to 18 years old. Both the number of sports in which a child participates and the amount of time that they spend participating in those sports were examined in relation to both their age and gender.