An assessment was done to see if there was any correlation among childhood difficulties and sports. In the article Association Between Sports Participation and Psychological Difficulties during Childhood; A two year follow up, authors conducted a study involving the parents of 4042, eight year old children, who were currently participating in sports. They used a questionnaire to look at mental health, emotional symptoms, and peer relationship. Examples of some of the questions included, was the child often unhappy or tearful? Did the child have tantrums often? Was the child bullied or picked on at school?
Two years later, when the same group of children were 10 years old, the parents filled out another questionnaires.This
Two years later, when the same group of children were 10 years old, the parents filled out another questionnaires.This