Methods for quantifying the social and economic value of sport and active recreation: a critical review

We conducted a critical review of methods for assessing value creation through investment in sport and active recreation. Value areas theorized included: physical, mental, economic and community. Harm areas included: physical/mental health, individual economic cost, detrimental sponsorship/marketing exposure and anti-social behavior. A search term matrix was applied to: PubMED, OVID, SCOPUS, Science Direct and grey literature databases. Our...