A new research article written by Carrie Paechter, Michael Keenan, Lyndsey Stoodley, and Chris Lawton. The article explores the mental health benefits of skateboarding among young women using a framework of the communicative body and body self-compassion.

The study presents skateboarding's potential as 'free therapy', by boosting resilience through failure, providing mental clarity, a sense of belonging in communal settings, self-development - thus enhancing overall wellbeing.