Sport is viewed as a setting with potential to offer social benefits to youth participants and
alleviate broader social problems. Such promise requires intentionality of sport program …

The Sport for Development (SfD) field is transdisciplinary by nature, and yet scholars tend to
stay within their disciplinary perspectives in their study of SfD. There is a need for more …

The focus on mental health outcomes in sport, including the ways in which mental health
can be protected and promoted, has become a major international priority for all sports …

Purpose Disadvantaged youth are confronted with a disproportionate number of risk factors
and stressors that can predict youth delinquency and negative behaviours as an adult. Life …

Before 2020, young people were experiencing significant psychosocial challenges, with the
COVID-19 pandemic and related events (eg, lockdowns, social isolation, and economic …

Trauma exposure is a global public health concern, with lifelong psychological, social,
behavioural, and physical health detriments. There is a growing need for trauma-informed …

Trauma is pervasive, embodied, and can be perpetrated or perpetuated by researchers,
educators, and practitioners, including those within adaptive physical activity (APA). In this …

Previous researchers have demonstrated that sport participation can be a place of purpose,
a place of celebrated deviance, and/or a value-neutral endeavor for children who have …

We welcome you to this special issue of the Sociology of Sport Journal which was
envisioned as an opportunity to reimagine and recreate sporting spaces for true racial …

Youth Development Programs (YDPs) can serve as effective mechanisms to alleviate social
and psychological adversities while enhancing and developing resilience among youth …