The aim of the present article is to review research on the between physical activity and involvement in sports and suicidality This review of the literature indicated that physical activity and sports participation may have a beneficial impact on suicidality at least in boys and men and in some ethnic groups However it is not clear whether physical activity arty directly on suicidality (e g affecting the serotonergic system in the central nervous system) or through a mediating variable such as depression or higher self-esteem Furthermore, the review bar identified some inconsistency in the results, and methodological problems with the research have been identified
Participation in sports activities and suicide prevention / D., Lester; M., Battuello; M., Innamorati; Falcone, Ilaria; E., De Simoni; S. D., Del Bono; Tatarelli, Roberto; Pompili, Maurizio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 0047-0767. - 41:1(2010), pp. 58-72.
Participation in sports activities and suicide prevention
FALCONE, ILARIA;TATARELLI, Roberto;POMPILI, Maurizio
2010
Abstract
The aim of the present article is to review research on the between physical activity and involvement in sports and suicidality This review of the literature indicated that physical activity and sports participation may have a beneficial impact on suicidality at least in boys and men and in some ethnic groups However it is not clear whether physical activity arty directly on suicidality (e g affecting the serotonergic system in the central nervous system) or through a mediating variable such as depression or higher self-esteem Furthermore, the review bar identified some inconsistency in the results, and methodological problems with the research have been identifiedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
