Psychological factors associated with alcohol use by high school athletes
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ABSTRACT:
The study investigated if any of the following psychological factors were associated with alcohol use or non-use by high school athletes: tension-anxiety, depression, anger, fatigue, vigor, confusion, and self-esteem, In addition, this study attemped to identify whether pressures of anxieties resulting from academics, parents or guardians, and coaches were associated with alcohol use or non-use by high school athletes from several Midwestern United States high schools. The student-athletes completed an alcohol questionnaire to determine their use or nonuse of alcohol. The athletes were categorized as either an alcohol user or nonuser based on their reported frequency of alcohol use. The Profile of Mood States (POMS), the Coppersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI), and several questions regarding the pressures and anxieties perceived in their dual-role as student-athletes were also administered. A MANOVA was conducted to distinguish significant differences between users and nonusers on the POMS, SEI, and stress related questions. Results found the alcohol users to have scored significantly higher on the anger subscale of the POMS than the alcohol nonusers. The results indicated that alcohol nonusers have significantly more state anxiety than alcohol users in regards to receiving a scholarship to college. In addition, males felt more pressure to win than females.
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