TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Sustained Involvement in Youth Sports Activities Predicts Reduced Chronic Job Strain in Early Midlife
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Yang, X.
A1  - Telama, R.
A1  - Hirvensalo, M.
A1  - Hintsanen, M.
A1  - Hintsa, T.
A1  - Pulkki-Raback, L.
A1  - Mansikkaniemi, K.
A1  - Viikari, J. S. A.
A1  - Keltikangas-Jarvinen, L.
A1  - Raitakari, O. T.
SP  - 1154
EP  - 1159
VL  - 52
IS  - 12
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fe68bf
ID  - ref1
ER  -