September 10, 2025Open Access

Machine Learning Mediated Analysis of Physical Literacy in Children’s Subjective Well Being: Evidence from a Multinational Survey

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Causal analysis reveals physical literacy mediates the link between sports participation and subjective well-being in a multinational cohort.

Children's subjective well-being improves with higher sports participation, mediating through physical literacy.
Analysis of over 128,000 children revealed a total average treatment effect of 0.223.
Causal forest machine learning techniques provided insights into non-linear relationships in diverse populations.
Findings support physical literacy initiatives to boost children's well-being, highlighting the need for targeted sports programs.

Souza-Lima et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Causal analysis reveals physical literacy mediates the link between sports participation and subjective well-being in a multinational cohort.