Sports activities and mental distress in young people in deprived urban areas in South America: a cross-sectional analysis
- Sofia Madero,
- Luis Ignacio Brusco,
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- Carlos Gómez-Restrepo,
- Natividad Olivar,
- Pablo Ezequiel Flores-Kanter
- Universidad de Buenos Aires,
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- Hospital Universitario San Ignacio,
- Universidad Javeriana,
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,
- Queen Mary University of London
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BMC Research Notes (Volume 18, Issue 1)Publication milestones
- Published - 12/2025
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Published - 12/2025
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Objective: To explore the association between sport activities and depression/anxiety symptoms among young people in disadvantaged urban areas of South America. Results: Out of a total of 2375 participants, 1131 (47.1%) had engaged in sports in the previous month. Sports activities, particularly those performed with others, were associated with lower anxiety and depression. There was a trend for this association to be stronger in male than in female participants.
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