Promoting sport participation during early parenthood: a randomized controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult participation in sport is associated with important positive psychosocial outcomes. Despite the multitude of benefits that have been linked to sport participation, adult participation rates in Canada remain low. Parents with young children represent a demographic that may benefit considerably from sport participation, given the prevalence of inactivity coupled with increased levels of psychosocial distress among this group. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of two types of sport participation (individual sport and team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared with a "personal time" control condition among parents with young children.

Methods/design

The three-arm, parallel design, single-blind, randomized controlled trial will compare a team sport

SUBMITTER: Grant SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045446 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature