Adolescents are more likely to take risks than children or adults. This propensity can be
directed toward negative (illegal and dangerous) or positive (socially acceptable and …

Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with
numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is …

There is a widespread belief that sport participation inevitably contributes to youth
development because sport's assumed essential goodness and purity is passed on to those …

Professionalized pursuits have been theorized to offer durable benefits to consumers, such
as a sense of self-actualization and identity development. In a situated investigation of an …

Physical activity interventions are often implemented in the adolescent mental health care
practice to prevent or treat psychosocial problems. To date, no systematic review of the effect …

This article revisits Kohlberg's cognitive developmental claims that stages of moral
judgment, facilitative processes of social perspective-taking, and moral values are …

Objectives To examine (a) the effects of social identity on prosocial and antisocial behavior
toward teammates and opponents, and (b) whether any effects of social identity on prosocial …

The detrimental outcomes associated with certain risk behaviors during adolescence has
perpetuated a narrative that risk taking during adolescence is inherently maladaptive and …

Background: The previous two decades have witnessed an increasing number of
policymakers and practitioners using sport programmes to achieve broader social …

Aims: The aims of this review is to compile and identify key issues in international research
about youth sports clubs as health-promoting settings, and then discuss the results of the …