Researchers from West Virginia University studied 245 middle school students to see if physical activity and sports played a role in happiness and life satisfaction. The students were asked to fill out questionnaires that described their feelings when involved with sports/physical activity and when they are not. The authors, led by Dr. Keith Zullig, reported the following: “Our study demonstrates the benefits of youth sports participation on self-rated health and life satisfaction among young youth at a critical juncture in adolescent development. Our findings suggest that sports team participation may enhance school connectedness, social support and bonding among friends and teammates.”
This study shows that students like to be involved. They want to feel like they are contributing to something great. And they want to have personal relationships with each other.
Link to study: http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1000421-0
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