145736 20260217205605.0 doi 10.1016/j.jsams.2024.07.009 sideral 140599 ART-2024-140599 eng Sitko, Sebastian Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0455-6172 Sport practice and depression during adolescence: Special emphasis on performance level and sport discipline 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Objectives: Depression is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, with almost half of the adolescent population affected according to latest research. Given this serious burden of disease, research points toward interventions that could effectively fight this disease in this population subset. One of these pivotal interventions is physical activity, although the effects of different sport types and sport performance level on depression have not yet been studied in adolescent populations. Accordingly, the objective of the current study was to assess the relationship between depressive symptoms, sport type and performance level in a large adolescent population. Design: Cross-sectional study assessing a large cohort of adolescents through self-reported data. Methods: 10,248 participants aged 11–19 years old answered questionnaires regarding depressive symptoms and sporting habits and were classified according to their sport performance level: from physically inactive to internationally competitive. Results: Girls reported higher incidence of depressive symptoms than boys, difference that further increased during late adolescence. Performance level was related to depressive symptoms: inactive participants reported the highest depressive scores while internationally competitive athletes reported the lowest. However, there were no differences between competitive athletes of different performance levels. Further, sport type had a small influence on depressive symptoms. Conclusions: All these findings result in a potential guideline for future research and community health recommendations: as long as sufficient physical activity levels are met and the adolescent engages in sporting activities, the protection against depressive symptoms remains largely unrelated to the sport type and the level at which he or she performs. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S25-23R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 3.4 2024 SPORT SCIENCES 21 / 134 = 0.157 2024 Q1 T1 1.319 2024 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2024 Q1 Sports Science 2024 Q1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2024 Q1 6.9 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Francín-Gallego, Marina Pano-Rodríguez, Álvaro Oviedo-Caro, Miguel Ángel Mayolas-Pi, Carmen Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0721-2447 Legaz-Arrese, Alejandro Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2644-9386 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 27, 11 (2024), 759-764 J SCI MED SPORT JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT 1440-2440 379964 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145736/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2454696 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145736/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:145736 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:46:46 ARTICLE