@article{ref1,
title="Sustained Involvement in Youth Sports Activities Predicts Reduced Chronic Job Strain in Early Midlife",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2010",
author="Yang, X. and Telama, R. and Hirvensalo, M. and Hintsanen, M. and Hintsa, T. and Pulkki-Raback, L. and Mansikkaniemi, K. and Viikari, J. S. A. and Keltikangas-Jarvinen, L. and Raitakari, O. T.",
volume="52",
number="12",
pages="1154-1159",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We examined the long-term effects of youth leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and sports participation on the prevalence of chronic work stress in adulthood. <br><br>METHODS: Participants (326 men and 338 women) aged 9 to 18 years were initially enrolled in 1980 and followed until 2007. Data were collected using questionnaires and bicycle ergometry in a subgroup. <br><br>RESULTS: High youth LTPA and sports participation predicted lower chronic job strain in both sexes. The association was mediated by type A leadership. Participation and persistence in organized youth sports followed a similar pattern. In the subgroup, adult physical fitness only partly accounted for the association. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Sustained involvement in youth physical activity and sport lasting at least 3 years is associated with reduced chronic job strain in adulthood. The association was partially explained by type A leadership and physical fitness.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fe68bf",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fe68bf"
}