Social Influences, Alcohol Expectancies, and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among College Athletes

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine V. Olthuis ◽  
Byron L. Zamboanga ◽  
Matthew P. Martens ◽  
Lindsay S. Ham
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Injunctive Norms ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol ◽  
College Student Athletes

Research has shown that college student-athletes are at increased risk for hazardous alcohol use. As such, this study examined social and cognitive influences on athletes’ alcohol consumption by exploring the association between injunctive norms (parental, teammate, and coach approval) and hazardous alcohol use among college athletes, and testing whether alcohol expectancy outcomes and valuations would mediate this association. College student-athletes (n = 301; mean age = 19.4, SD = 1.3) completed self-report questionnaires assessing their drinking behaviors and perceptions of alcohol use in their social environment. Structural equation modeling revealed, in all but one case, a direct association between each of the injunctive norms variables and hazardous alcohol use. In addition, negative expectancy valuations mediated the association between teammate approval and hazardous alcohol use. Injunctive norms emerged as an important factor in student-athletes’ alcohol use. Implications for alcohol intervention programming among student-athletes are discussed.

scholarly journals Recreational Screen Time and Anxiety among College Athletes: Findings from Shanghai

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7470
Author(s):  
Yu Gao ◽  
Ning Fu ◽  
Yuping Mao ◽  
Lu Shi
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
College Athletes ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk Indicator ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychometric Scales ◽  
College Student Athletes

To better understand the behavioral factors contributing to the mental health status among student athletes, we examined the link between recreational screen time and college student athlete’s anxieties. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 278 college student athletes from Shanghai, China, aged between 17 and 25 years old (M = 19.4, SD = 1.5). Multivariate regression analyses, controlled for age, gender, rural vs. urban residency, and individual vs. team sports factors, were performed to analyze the association between their average daily recreational screen time in a week and their dispositional anxiety, pre-competition anxiety, and anxiety during competition, which were measured by the Chinese version of validated psychometric scales among athlete population. Significant results were found in both dispositional anxiety and situational anxiety in relation to recreational screen time among college athletes. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that excessive recreational screen time is a risk indicator of college student athletes’ dispositional anxiety, pre-competition anxiety, and anxiety during competition.

Religiosity, Alcohol Use, and Sex Behaviors Among College Student-Athletes

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 930-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin W. Moore ◽  
Jannette Y. Berkley-Patton ◽  
Starlyn M. Hawes
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sex Behaviors ◽  
College Student Athletes

Measuring Drug and Alcohol Use Among College Student-Athletes*

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
James N. Druckman ◽  
Mauro Gilli ◽  
Samara Klar ◽  
Joshua Robison
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Drug And Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug And Alcohol ◽  
College Student Athletes

The Relationships Among Self-Compassion, Stigma, and Attitudes Toward Counseling in Student-Athletes

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Hilliard ◽  
Lorenzo A. Redmond ◽  
Jack C. Watson
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Attitudes Toward Counseling ◽  
College Population ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
College Student Athletes

Although factors involved with help-seeking have been widely studied in the general college population, college student-athletes have received less attention. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of self-compassion on the relationship between public and self-stigma, and how self-stigma was associated with attitudes toward seeking counseling. A sample of 243 student-athletes from NCAA Divisions I and III participated in the study. Using structural equation modeling, self-compassion was not found to moderate the relationship between public and self-stigma. However, public stigma was positively associated with self-stigma, and self-stigma was negatively associated with attitudes toward counseling. A multigroup analysis did not find differences between males and females for the model. The results of this study have implications for professionals who work with college student-athletes and suggest that efforts should aim to reduce stigma and examine alternative factors that might improve attitudes toward mental health help-seeking.

Routine alcohol screening in the ED: unscreened patients have an increased risk for hazardous alcohol use

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-211
Author(s):  
Merel van Loon ◽  
Roos C Van der Mast ◽  
M Christien van der Linden ◽  
Floris A van Gaalen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Routine Screening ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Consumption ◽  
A Prospective Study

BackgroundRoutine screening programmes for hazardous alcohol use in the ED miss large numbers of patients. We investigated whether patient-related or staff-related factors cause screening failures and whether unscreened patients are at increased risk of hazardous alcohol use.MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of a prospective study. From November 2012 to November 2013, all adult patients visiting a Dutch inner city ED were screened for hazardous alcohol consumption using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption. Reasons for failure of screening were categorised as: (A) patient is unable to cooperate (due to illness or pain, decreased consciousness or incomprehension due to intoxication, psychiatric, cognitive or neurological disorder or language barrier), (B) healthcare professional forgot to ask, (C) patient refuses cooperation and (D) screening was recently performed (<6 months ago). Presence of risk factors for hazardous alcohol use was compared between screened and unscreened patients.ResultsOf the 28 019 ED patients, 18 310 (65%) were screened and 9709 (35%) were not. In 7150 patients staff forgot to screen, whereas 2559 patients were not screened due to patient factors (2340 being unable and 219 unwilling). Patients with any of these risk factors were less likely to be screened: male sex, alcohol-related visit, any intoxication, head injury, any kind of wound and major trauma. In multivariate analysis, all these risk factors were independently associated with not being screened. Patients with at least one risk factor for hazardous alcohol use were less likely to be screened. Highest prevalence of risk factors was found in patients unable or unwilling to cooperate.ConclusionPatients who do not undergo routine screening for alcohol use at triage in the ED have an increased risk for hazardous alcohol use. These data highlight the importance of screening patients, especially those initially unwilling or unable to cooperate, at a later stage.

scholarly journals Perceived norms and alcohol use among first-year college student-athletes' different types of friends

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelley E. C. Massengale ◽  
Alice Ma ◽  
Kelly L. Rulison ◽  
Jeffrey J. Milroy ◽  
David L. Wyrick
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Perceived Norms ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Different Types ◽  
College Student Athletes
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