What question did this study set out to answer?

This study aims to understand how organized sport participation influences psychological adaptation among adolescents who have experienced child maltreatment.

May 11, 2026Children and Youth Services ReviewOpen Access

Longitudinal insights into youth psychological adaptation: when does organized sport participation matter to buffer against child maltreatment?

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

JDJacinthe DionUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi CRChristopher RodrigueUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi LPLinda PaquetteUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Longitudinal study investigates organized sport’s role in enhancing life satisfaction for youth facing child maltreatment, suggesting important protective factors.

Key Points

This study aims to understand how organized sport participation influences psychological adaptation among adolescents who have experienced child maltreatment.
Two-wave longitudinal study involving 1,836 adolescents aged 14-18 years
Participants completed self-reported questionnaires on child maltreatment, sport participation, and psychological adaptation
Path analysis was conducted to examine associations between maltreatment, sport participation, and psychological outcomes.
67.5% of participants reported experiencing child maltreatment
Organized sport participation was linked to higher life satisfaction among maltreated youth, dependent on the absence of violence in sports
Higher internalized symptoms were connected to both child maltreatment and exposure to violence in sports.

Cite This Study

Dion et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0171473a9f334c28271acb https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.109024

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Implication

Longitudinal study investigates organized sport’s role in enhancing life satisfaction for youth facing child maltreatment, suggesting important protective factors.

Longitudinal insights into youth psychological adaptation: when does organized sport participation matter to buffer against child maltreatment?

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Cite This Study

Longitudinal insights into youth psychological adaptation: when does organized sport participation matter to buffer against child maltreatment?

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Cite This Study

Also Consider

Also Consider