Physical Activity and Mental Disorder Among Adolescents in the United States

Objective To estimate associations between physical activity (PA) and a broad range of lifetime mental disorders among adolescents, and to evaluate whether the context of sports participation impacts these associations. Methods The sample included 6,483 13–18 year-olds from the National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement. Adolescents completed face-to-face psychiatric interviews and a parent provided diagnostic and other family-level...