Impact of sports activity on Polish adults: Self-reported health, social capital & attitudes.

ABSTRACT: The aim of our study was a quasi-experimental estimation of the relationship between sports activity and social capital, and an assessment made at an individual level of the impact of sports activity on health, beliefs and the social situation of Polish adults. Matching estimation method and Social Diagnosis data were used. The dataset enables not only an analysis of the self-reported health, but also of social capital. The panel structure of the data and the applied method allow for stratifying the sample using past characteristics, including past sports activity, as well as for assessing outcomes after the treatment-engaging in sports activity-takes place. Both allow for an interpretation of the results as reflections of a causal relationship. Even though publications applying matching e

SUBMITTER: Skrok L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6922371 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature