Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): January - June 2023
Clinical psychology

Sport, identity and adolescence: a brief review

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  • Marco Filippini,
  • Vincenzo Filoso,
  • Serena Genghi,
  • Nunzia Annunziata,
  • Nicole Nascivera
Marco Filippini
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32069/PJ.2021.2.190

Published 2023-06-08

Keywords

  • Identity; Adolescence; Sport; Self-Narrative Model; Athlete.

How to Cite

Filippini, M., Filoso, V., Genghi, S., Annunziata, N., & Nascivera, N. (2023). Sport, identity and adolescence: a brief review. Phenomena Journal - International Journal of Psychopathology, Neuroscience and Psychotherapy, 5(1), 83–87. https://doi.org/10.32069/PJ.2021.2.190

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Abstract

The aim of this mini-review is to shortly review the scientific literature on the development of identity in adolescence and then subsequently shift the attention to the influence of sporting activity on the construction of the self. For the review of the literature, searches were made almost mainly on google scholar and pub med using keywords on the topic "adolescent identity and the influence of sport on it". By the rewiew emerged that there is a strong influence of the sport on the construction of identity in adolescence.

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