APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Sport and Club Engagement and Caregiver Mental Health As Predictors for Anxiety Severity in an Adolescent Population
- Aidan Guidry
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sophie Peschier
University of Louisiana Lafayette - Sydney Guidry
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Ayodeji Adegoke
University of Louisiana Lafayette - Dennis Rosenzweig
University of Louisiana Lafayette - Hung-Chu Lin
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Abstract
Data from a sample of 54,103 children indicated that sports and clubs involvement showed mitigating effect on anxiety severity while caregivers' mental health displayed worsening effect. The findings highlight the importance of group activity involvement and influences of parental mental health on a child's anxiety symptoms.
Mood Disorders