Meyers Rachel, Brna Madison L, Hogg-Cornejo Veronica, Donahue Catherine, Sweeney Emily A, Armento Aubrey, Howell David R
Sports Medicine Center, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.
Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
Front Sports Act Living. 2025 Apr 28;7:1527622. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1527622. eCollection 2025.
We examined if female adolescent athletes demonstrated changes on mental health measures 6-months after the end of a sport season compared to an immediate post-season assessment, and whether those who were actively playing sports 6-months after the end of the season reported different mental health ratings compared to athletes who were not.
Participants underwent three assessments: a pre-season, immediate post-season, and final 6-month post-season assessment on measures of anxiety ratings, depressive symptoms, grit, peer relationships, fatigue, and body appreciation.
Participants reported significantly higher anxiety ratings at 6 months post-season compared to immediately post-season (6.6 ± 4.2 vs. 7.7 ± 4.5; = 0.02), but no significant differences across time for other outcome measures. Those who were actively participating in sports at the 6-month follow-up reported significantly higher body appreciation ratings than those who were not (41.7 ± 5.9 vs. 37.1 ± 7.6; = 0.01).
Our findings indicate active sports participation is associated with higher body appreciation among female athletes.
我们研究了女性青少年运动员在运动赛季结束6个月后,与赛季刚结束时相比,心理健康指标是否有变化,以及赛季结束6个月后仍积极参加运动的运动员与未参加运动的运动员相比,心理健康评分是否不同。
参与者接受了三项评估:赛季前、赛季刚结束时以及赛季结束6个月后的最终评估,评估内容包括焦虑评分、抑郁症状、毅力、同伴关系、疲劳和身体欣赏度等指标。
与赛季刚结束时相比,参与者在赛季结束6个月时报告的焦虑评分显著更高(6.6±4.2对7.7±4.5;P=0.02),但其他结果指标在不同时间无显著差异。在6个月随访时仍积极参加运动的参与者报告的身体欣赏度评分显著高于未参加运动的参与者(41.7±5.9对37.1±7.6;P=0.01)。
我们的研究结果表明,积极参加运动与女性运动员更高的身体欣赏度相关。