"Give It Everything You Got": Resilience for Young Males Through Sport

Adolescent Sports Participation and Parent Perceptions of Resilience: A Comparative Study

“…First, adolescents who participated in youth sports had significantly higher levels of parent-reported self-regulation/responsibility, social competence, and empathy than adolescents who did not. These results agree with the limited number of studies supporting participation in sports as associated with resilience (Cohu, 2006;Hall, 2011;Martin et al, 2015). Second, results indicated that only high school sports predicted self-regulation.…”

“…Findings of this study are meaningful not only in terms of their consistency with the limited data on resilience and sports participation (Cohu, 2006;Hall, 2011;Martin et al, 2015) but also in their support of an intervention accessible to a large number of adolescents. The list of protective factors associated with resilience defined by Alvord and Grados (2005), if taken in conjunction with the research provided by Masten (2001) suggesting that most individuals have the capacity for resilience if provided with the proper "assets" and environments, support the conclusion that most adolescents could have access to protective factors under proper circumstances.…”

“…Thorpe and Ahmad (2015) described the use of parkour (also known as free running) among youth living in the Middle East, noting the value of the sport for enhancing resilience for coping with the frustrations, fears, anxieties, and pains of living in refugee camps. Hall (2011) interviewed 14 male adolescent sport participants in Australia, requesting that they share insights about ways in which they were personally affected by sports. All participants described the benefits of staying healthy and fit, and most described some form of resilience or psychological health, such as feeling good and having increased confidence.…”

Masculine Identity Negotiation in Everyday Australian Life: An Ethno-Discursive Study in a Gym Setting

“…By knowing these discourses the men shared meaningful connections that were beneficial to their health and well-being. The gym environment provided an important space for men to connect and evolve together, in line with a growing body of research reporting that sporting and leisure activities such as gymnasia and men's sheds can provide safe environments where men can develop, manage and negotiate their identities (Bradley, 2010;Fildes, Cass, Wallner & Owen, 2010;Hall, 2011;Golding;Reddin & Sonn, 2003).…”

Evidence-based Health Promotion for Youth, Farmers and Families of the Gore Community: A Focus on Mental Health and Family Violence

“…Participation in sport in early adolescence introduces young people to moral norms and values such as fairness and justice, which in turn encourages pro-social behaviours and reduces risky behaviours later in life (Johnson, 2015). Hall (2011) conducted a study into the connection between sport participation and overall perceived resilience in youth. He reported that participation in sport increased self-confidence and the ability to overcome setbacks.…”