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Götte, Daphne (2022)

De Invloed van het Type Sport op Angst en Depressie: Een onderzoek naar de invloed van het beoefenen van individuele- en/of teamsport op angst- en depressieklachten

Bachelor thesis | Psychologie (BSc)

Currently, there is a lot of evidence that physical activity has a positive effect on the amount of anxiety and depressive complaints. Many therapists, coaches, and others will advise someone with these types of symptoms to exercise regularly. However, little research has been done into what type of sport should be practiced to achieve this positive effect. This cross-sectional research is therefore aimed at researching the question if practicing individual sports, team sports or both types of sports influences the extent of the complaints experienced. This involves controlling for the effect of gender and age. A non-random sample of respondents was examined using a self-report questionnaire based on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. The data was analyzed with a multivariate analysis. No significant effect was found of the type of sport on the degree of anxiety and depressive complaints. According to these data, when one takes up sports to...Show moreCurrently, there is a lot of evidence that physical activity has a positive effect on the amount of anxiety and depressive complaints. Many therapists, coaches, and others will advise someone with these types of symptoms to exercise regularly. However, little research has been done into what type of sport should be practiced to achieve this positive effect. This cross-sectional research is therefore aimed at researching the question if practicing individual sports, team sports or both types of sports influences the extent of the complaints experienced. This involves controlling for the effect of gender and age. A non-random sample of respondents was examined using a self-report questionnaire based on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. The data was analyzed with a multivariate analysis. No significant effect was found of the type of sport on the degree of anxiety and depressive complaints. According to these data, when one takes up sports to combat these complaints, one specific category of sport has no benefit over the others. Tegenwoordig is er veel bewijs dat fysieke activiteit een positief effect heeft op de hoeveelheid angst- en depressieve klachten. Veel therapeuten, coaches en anderen zullen iemand met dit soort symptomen adviseren om regelmatig te sporten. Echter is er weinig onderzoek gedaan naar welk type sport beoefend moet worden om dit positieve effect te bewerkstelligen. Dit cross-sectionele onderzoek is derhalve gericht op het beantwoorden van de vraag of het beoefenen van individuele sport, teamsport of beide typen sport invloed heeft op de mate van de ervaren symptomen. Hierbij is gecontroleerd voor het effect van gender en leeftijd. Een niet-random sample van respondenten is onderzocht met behulp van een zelfrapportage vragenlijst, gebaseerd op de Patient Health Questionnaire-9 en de Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. De data is geanalyseerd met een multivariate analyse. Er is geen significant effect gevonden van het type sport op de mate van angst- en depressieve klachten. Wanneer men sporten op zich neemt om deze symptomen tegen te gaan, heeft men volgens deze data geen baat bij een specifieke categorie van sport ten opzichte van de andere categorieën.Show less

anxiety

depression

sports

mental health

angst

depressie

sport

mentale gezondheid

Author

Götte, Daphne

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors

Debidin, T.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

nl