ERIC Number: EJ1389842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Differences in Heavy Drinking and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences in a National Sample of NCAA Student-Athlete Drinkers
Zamboanga, Byron L.; Merrill, Jennifer E.; Olthuis, Janine V.; Martin, Jessica L.; Cannon, Margeaux; Jarrell, Juliet T.; Meca, Alan; Milroy, Jeffrey J.; Wyrick, David L.
Journal of American College Health, v71 n4 p1250-1258 2023
Objective: Athletic involvement is linked to increased risk for heavy alcohol use among college students. We examined whether student-athletes from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds differ with respect to heavy drinking and related consequences. Method: Participants were 15,135 student-athlete drinkers (50.7% female) from 170 NCAA member institutions who participated in an online study. Results: Findings from our hierarchical linear models indicated that being a male student-athlete was associated with an increased likelihood of high intensity drinking (10/8 + drinks/per sitting for males/females) for White, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Black student-athletes, but not for Hispanic student-athletes. Additionally, being a female student-athlete was associated with higher levels of negative alcohol-related consequences across all racial/ethnic groups. Finally, at similar drink quantities, compared to being a White student-athlete, being an Asian American/Pacific Islander student-athlete was associated with higher levels of alcohol-related consequences. Conclusions: Student-athlete drinkers are not homogeneous with respect to heavy drinking and related consequences.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Alcohol Abuse, Student Athletes, College Students, Probability, Age Differences, Interaction, Student Behavior, Attendance, Risk
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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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