Impact of mountain biking on adolescent well-being: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the existing literature on the impact of outdoor, non-electric mountain biking on adolescent well-being, focusing on behavioural, emotional and social outcomes.

Design

Scoping review conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (2020 update) and the framework by Arksey and O'Malley, with methodological guidance from the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Data sources

Six databases, Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus and SCOPUS, were systematically searched in November 2024 and July 2025, supplemented by citation tracking and grey literature review. The protocol was registered on the Open Science Framework (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/7CVWD).

Eligibility criteria for se

SUBMITTER: Zarbiv G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699577 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature