Effect of recreational sport and physical activity participation on well-being during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents with children in the home may benefit considerably from sport participation, given the high levels of physical inactivity and psychosocial distress among this group. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of team sport participation on mental health (primary outcome) as well as other secondary psychosocial outcomes compared to an individual physical activity condition and a "date night" control condition among parents with young children (under the age of 13).

Methods

A three-arm parallel design single blinded randomized controlled trial compared the team sport (n = 58), individual physical activity (n = 60), and control condition (n = 66) over three months. Well-being variables (short-form-12, satisfaction with life scale, parental st

SUBMITTER: Rhodes RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783310 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature