The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sports participation is important for promoting lifelong health and well-being. However, it often declines during adolescence, highlighting the need to understand the factors related to adolescent sports participation. This prospective study examines the associations between different sources (e.g., family, peers, coaches, teachers) and types (e.g., emotional, instrumental, co-participation) of social support and hours of organized sports participation among secondary school students (N = 294). It also explores whether these associations change from the second to the third year of secondary education.

Methods

Data were collected using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements in October/November 2021 and October/November 2022. Multilevel linear fixed

SUBMITTER: Spruijtenburg GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788341 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature