@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between concussion and alcohol consumption among university athletes",
journal="Addictive behaviors reports",
year="2018",
author="Alcock, Bradey and Gallant, Caitlyn and Good, Dawn",
volume="7",
number="",
pages="58-64",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: This study investigated concussion as a potential risk factor for increased alcohol consumption in university athletes. <br><br>METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, 41 university students (37% with a history of concussion) completed self-report measures, while electrodermal activation (EDA) was recorded for each participant to capture baseline physiological arousal. <br><br>RESULTS: As expected, concussion status significantly predicted alcohol consumption over and above athletic status, <i>b</i> = 0.34, <i>p</i> = 0.034, 95% CI [0.195, 4.832], such that those with a prior concussion history engaged in greater alcohol consumption. Importantly, concussion status also significantly predicted baseline physiological arousal, <i>b</i> = -0.39, <i>p</i> = 0.014, 95% CI [-0.979, -0.120], such that those with a history of concussion exhibited lower EDA. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Elevated alcohol consumption among athletes is a pronounced associate of concussion in sports and may be a behavioral reflection of disruption to the orbitofrontal cortex - an area implicated in inhibition.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2352-8532",
doi="10.1016/j.abrep.2018.02.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2018.02.001"
}