APS

2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024

Sport and Club Engagement and Caregiver Mental Health As Predictors for Anxiety Severity in an Adolescent Population

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Developmental

  • 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

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