Dataset Information

Participation in organised sport to improve and prevent adverse developmental trajectories of at-risk youth: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy after-school activities such as participation in organised sport have been shown to serve as important resources for reducing school failure and other problem/high-risk behaviour. It remains to be established to what extent organised sport participation has positive impacts on young people in unstable life circumstances.

Objectives

What are the effects of organised sport on risk behaviour, personal, emotional and social skills of young people, who either have experienced or are at-risk of experiencing an adverse outcome?

Search methods

The database searches were carried out in March 2023 and other sources were searched in May 2023. We searched to identify both published and unpublished literature.