Silva, A.Monteiro, DiogoSobreiro, Pedro2019-05-232020-11-232019-05-23http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2558This study contributes with new acknowledgment to the literature focussed on the role of sports on subjective well-being. Distinct from the existent literature, this body of work suggests a model aiming at the following: 1) exhibit the relationship between sports participation – weekly frequency and minutes of practice – and individual’s subjective well-being; and 2) determine the extent to which perceived value of elite sports impacts individual’s subjective well-being. Data was collected from 511 respondents. SEM was used to analyze the variables that were measured in accordance to previous studies. Findings showed that: 1) sports participation positively affected individual’s subjective well-being; and 2) perceived value of elite sports positively affected individual’s subjective well-being; These results have key managerial implications for sports policymakers, as well as for managers responsible for physical activity and sports development programmes.engElite sportsphysical activitysports participationsports policysubjective well-beingjournal article10.1080/17430437.2019.1613376