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The benefits of planning recreational activities in the psychological development of high-level sports adolescents

Organized leisure time activities for adolescent athletes: impact on physical self-esteem and emotional states

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14409093
Enrollment
25
Registered
2024-03-26
Start date
2019-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prevention of self-esteem and emotional states development in elite adolescent athletes. Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The presented trial uses a randomized controlled design with two groups, comparing OLT3A and a waiting list control condition. Group intervention will last seven weeks, one session per week (~30 minut
(2) find individual preferential leisure activities (e.g., playing music, cooking, reading, social activities like a family meal or social event with friends, reading). The principal criterion will be

Sponsors

Alliance Universitaire Bretagne - CERNI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Elite adolescent athletes 2. Members of a high-level training organization 3. Engaged in an early sport specialization process

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Likely mental disorder 2. Less than 18 hours of athletic training per week 3. Less than 6 years of competitive training experience 4. Less than 2 years at a national performance level 4. Being younger than 13 years 6. Being older than 15 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-esteem (PSI6b) and emotional states (SEQ) were measured each week using psychometric questionnaires

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Disturbed breaks (specific subscale of the RESTQ36-R-Sport) were assessed each week using a psychometric tool 2. Qualitative interviews were done on a subpanel of the treatment group each week in order to explore their subjective feeling and behavioral transformation throughout the protocol.

Countries

France

Contacts

Public ContactPhilippe Vacher
philippe.vacher@univ-brest.fr+33 665783455

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026