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Testing Assumptions of the Categorization Approach to Studying Sports Participation and Alcohol Use

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Title: Testing Assumptions of the Categorization Approach to Studying Sports Participation and Alcohol Use
Language: English
Authors: Clarke, Paige, Dodge, Tonya, Marzell, Miesha, Turrisi, Rob, Williams, Kevin
Source: Journal of Drug Education. Dec 2018 48(3-4):71-85.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS)
Contract Number: R21DA023147
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Athletics, Athletes, High School Students, Team Sports, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Students, Males, College Freshmen, Social Influences, Student Characteristics, Leisure Time
DOI: 10.1177/0047237918818473
ISSN: 0047-2379
Abstract: The present study tested whether playing football or lacrosse in high school is associated with more problematic alcohol use during college compared with playing other sports in high school. A sample of undergraduate males (n = 2,940) in their freshmen year who had played sports in high school completed a web-based questionnaire. Results showed that males who played lacrosse or both football and lacrosse in high school engaged in heavier alcohol use in college than males who played football or other sports in high school. In addition, males who played football in high school engaged in heavier alcohol use in college than males who played other high school sports. Thus, not all high school sports place males at equal risk for heavy alcohol use in college.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1232580
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The present study tested whether playing football or lacrosse in high school is associated with more problematic alcohol use during college compared with playing other sports in high school. A sample of undergraduate males (n = 2,940) in their freshmen year who had played sports in high school completed a web-based questionnaire. Results showed that males who played lacrosse or both football and lacrosse in high school engaged in heavier alcohol use in college than males who played football or other sports in high school. In addition, males who played football in high school engaged in heavier alcohol use in college than males who played other high school sports. Thus, not all high school sports place males at equal risk for heavy alcohol use in college.
ISSN:0047-2379
DOI:10.1177/0047237918818473