Patterns of sports participation across the lifespan and their links to psychopathology, resilience, and childhood trauma: a cross-sectional approach.

Participation in sports varies considerably among individuals, with many changing their chosen sports over time. This raises critical questions regarding which types of sports, and at what life stage, contribute most to mental health. To address this, we used latent class analysis to identify unobse...

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Published in:	International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 1545 - 1567
Main Authors:	Janković, Marija, Sijtsema, Jelle, Haselhorst, Charlotte, Bogaerts, Stefan
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2025
Subjects:	Sports participation Mental health Pathological psychology Adverse childhood experiences Sociodemographic factors Life cycles (Biology) Latent class analysis (Statistics) Psychological resilience
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