Citation

Martens MP, Dams-O'connor K, Beck NC. J. Subst. Abuse Treat. 2006; 31(3): 305-316.

Affiliation

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsat.2006.05.004

PMID

16996393

Abstract

Alcohol use among college students has become a considerable public health problem. Among this group, intercollegiate athletes are at a particularly high risk for excessive alcohol consumption and resulting negative alcohol-related consequences. The purpose of our review was to systematically examine three main issues related to alcohol consumption among intercollegiate athletes: (a) the prevalence rates and alcohol consumption patterns of this group, especially in comparison with those of collegiate nonathletes; (b) the various factors that might motivate or encourage alcohol use among intercollegiate athletes, primarily sport-related individual and environmental variables; and (c) considerations for conducting alcohol-related interventions with intercollegiate athletes.

Language: en