ERIC Number: EJ1014116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Aug
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-1482
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Hazardous Drinking by First-Year College-Athletes: The Differential
Roles of Drinking Motives, Alcohol Consequences, and Season Status
Wahesh, Edward; Milroy, Jeffrey J.; Lewis, Todd F.; Orsini, Muhsin M.; Wyrick, David L.
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v57 n2 p66-84 Aug 2013
College student-athletes and first-year students are two undergraduate
populations at risk for heavy-episodic drinking and alcohol-related negative consequences. In this study, 63 (56% female, 62% Caucasian) first-year student-athletes completed a preliminary questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics, athlete-specific drinking motives, alcohol-related negative consequences, and season status. Scores of five or more on the AUDIT-C defined the at-risk subsample. Participants who met the
criteria for hazardous drinking (n = 19) reported higher levels of alcohol-related negative consequences and drinking motives. A logistic regression, with these variables, successfully distinguished between the two groups. Sport-related coping, and positive reinforcement drinking motives, emerged as the most robust predictors of hazardous drinking. Implications for screening, prevention, and brief intervention strategies for first-year student-
athletes are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Alcohol Abuse, College Athletics, Athletes, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students, Scores, Regression (Statistics), Coping, Positive Reinforcement, Prevention, Intervention, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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