Protective or risky? The longitudinal association of team sports participation and health-related behaviours in Canadian adolescent girls

Female sport participation is a prioritized action area in the 2018 Canadian federal budget for improving health and well-being. This study examined team sport participation prevalence and longitudinal associations with health-related behaviours among Canadian adolescent girls.We analyzed data from the COMPASS study. Participants included 1978 female secondary-school students who self-reported the following information at all measurement...