TY - JOUR
T1 - Sports- and physical activity-related concussion and mental health among adolescents
T2 - Findings from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
AU - Ziminski, Devon
AU - Szlyk, Hannah S.
AU - Baiden, Philip
AU - Okine, Lucinda
AU - Onyeaka, Henry K.
AU - Muoghalu, Chioma
AU - Cavazos-Rehg, Patricia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - This study examined the association between self-reported sports- or physical activity-related concussion and symptoms of depression and suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation, having a suicide plan, and suicide attempts). This study used data from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a biennial, school-based, nationally representative survey of U.S. students in grade levels 9 to 12 (N = 14,496). Multivariate logistical regression models assessed the association between self-reported sports-or physical activity-related concussions and suicidal behaviors among students, controlling for a range of demographic and psychosocial variables. Altogether, 13.6% of students reported a sports-or physical activity related concussion in the past 12 months. Among youth, sports-or physical activity related concussions were significantly associated with greater odds of symptoms of depression, suicidal ideation, making a suicide plan, and suicide attempts compared to other youth who did not experience sports- or physical activity-related concussion. Findings highlight increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes among students with sports-or physical activity related concussions. Providing resources for students to engage in physical activity and sports teams may help prevent the onset of depression and suicidal behaviors; however, resources must also be available to monitor any concussions related to these activities to provide support for student emotional well-being.
AB - This study examined the association between self-reported sports- or physical activity-related concussion and symptoms of depression and suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation, having a suicide plan, and suicide attempts). This study used data from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a biennial, school-based, nationally representative survey of U.S. students in grade levels 9 to 12 (N = 14,496). Multivariate logistical regression models assessed the association between self-reported sports-or physical activity-related concussions and suicidal behaviors among students, controlling for a range of demographic and psychosocial variables. Altogether, 13.6% of students reported a sports-or physical activity related concussion in the past 12 months. Among youth, sports-or physical activity related concussions were significantly associated with greater odds of symptoms of depression, suicidal ideation, making a suicide plan, and suicide attempts compared to other youth who did not experience sports- or physical activity-related concussion. Findings highlight increased risk for adverse mental health outcomes among students with sports-or physical activity related concussions. Providing resources for students to engage in physical activity and sports teams may help prevent the onset of depression and suicidal behaviors; however, resources must also be available to monitor any concussions related to these activities to provide support for student emotional well-being.
KW - Attempted suicide
KW - Brain concussion
KW - Depression
KW - Physical activity
KW - Suicidal ideation
KW - Youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128788457&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114542
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114542
M3 - Article
C2 - 35461119
AN - SCOPUS:85128788457
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 312
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
M1 - 114542
ER -