{"id":27375,"date":"2023-02-10T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/?p=27375"},"modified":"2023-01-23T11:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T10:50:17","slug":"fishing-found-to-ease-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2023\/02\/10\/fishing-found-to-ease-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing found to ease mental health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anglers are less likely to self-harm, report anxiety or attempt suicide according to a landmark study, while fishing has actually been prescribed by health services as antidote to mental health problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research carried out by the UK\u2019s Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), \u00a0European retail giant Angling Direct Plc and the UK charity Tackling Minds found that recreational fishing could help people suffering serious mental health issues. Around 1,900 UK adults were surveyed, with significantly fewer of those who said they participated in recreational fishing, stated that they suffered from anxiety disorder (16.5 per cent versus 26.4 per cent), had attempted suicide (7.5 per cent versus 13.2 per cent) and engaged in deliberate self-harm (10.4 per cent versus 20.6 per cent) compared to those who do not fish.<\/p>\n

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The main motivators for fishing were the challenge of the sport and to relax, with no difference in motivators for fishing being shown among anglers with disabilities compared to those without.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Meanwhile, a separate study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), published in the International Journal for Environmental Research and Public Health, also found that fishing participation is similar between anglers with and without disabilities, suggesting the pastime is relatively accessible. However, barriers such as costs, lack of transport, or lack of companions to fish with were more commonly reported by people with disabilities. In 2021, Tackling Minds was successful in its campaign for angling to be recognised as an official social prescribing activity on the UK\u2019s National Health Service (NHS), thanks to its many mental health and wellbeing benefits. Tackling Minds\u2019 founder, David Lyons, said: \u201cWe have been told on numerous occasions by our service users that if it were not for the fishing sessions, they don\u2019t think they\u2019d be alive today. To now have scientific evidence to back up what we\u2019ve been saying all along, is unbelievable, to say the least.
\n\u201cThe wider implications this research will have, not only in the angling sector, but also mental health provision will be amazing to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Some of the Tackling Minds team in the UK.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Study<\/h3>\n

Lee Smith, Professor of Public Health at ARU, added: \u201cRecreational fishing is very popular in the UK, with about two million people taking part in the pastime in 2019. Our published study found that it is an accessible sport, despite the presence of some barriers. \u201cWe know from previous studies that exposure to aquatic environments, known as blue spaces, is associated with improved mental health and well-being. \u201cThe work we have carried out has highlighted that individuals who fish have lower levels of diagnosed anxiety disorder, suicide attempts and instances of deliberate self-harm compared to those who did not fish. \u201cThis would suggest that encouraging participation in fishing could be a good dual-method strategy for both promoting relaxation and good mental health as well as encouraging increased levels of physical activity within those with mental health issues such as anxiety disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy Torrance, CEO of Angling Direct, commented: \u201cAt Angling Direct our purpose is to get everyone fishing. Anglers have long known that the combination of the fishing combined with relaxation in the outdoors in great for their general wellbeing and mental health. \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be working on this with Anglia Ruskin University and Tackling Minds and are very excited about its potential implications to support social prescribing and further public health interventions.\u201d The research about angling and mental health is currently being peer-reviewed ahead of scientific journal publication. You can read the full, open-access study about accessibility here: https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/19\/8\/4730<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: https:\/\/www.tackletradeworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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