@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of alcohol-related outcomes in college athletes: The roles of trait urgency and drinking motives",
journal="Addictive behaviors",
year="2011",
author="Martens, Matthew P. and Pedersen, Eric R. and Smith, Ashley E. and Stewart, Sherry H. and O'Brien, Kerry S.",
volume="36",
number="5",
pages="456-464",
abstract="Research has shown that college students participating in athletics drink more than other students, yet relatively few studies have examined variables that are associated with alcohol-related outcomes among this population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among trait urgency, general drinking motives and sport-related drinking motives, and both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Data were collected from 198 college students participating in either intercollegiate or recreational athletics at three U.S. universities. Structural equation modeling was used to examine a series of theoretically derived explanatory models. All variables included in the model were directly associated with alcohol use and/or alcohol-related problems. The specific patterns of relationships differed across the motives and trait urgency variables. Sport-related coping motives, sport-related positive reinforcement motives, and general enhancement motives had direct relationships with alcohol use, while trait urgency, general coping motives, and sport-related positive reinforcement motives had direct relationships with alcohol-related problems. Several indirect effects on alcohol use and alcohol-related problems were also found. This study suggests that general drinking motives, sport-related drinking motives, and trait urgency all serve as important predictors of alcohol-related outcomes in college athletes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4603",
doi="10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.025"
}