Davies, Fiona Margaret and Foxall, Gordon Robert  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-6456
2011.
Involvement in sport and intention to consume alcohol: an exploratory study of UK adolescents.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
41
(9)
, pp. 2284-2311.
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00806.x
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Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that school “athletes” and “non-athletes” differ in intentions to consume alcohol and get drunk, attitudes toward alcohol, and perceptions of subjective norms. We also investigated, using the theory of reasoned action, whether athletic involvement is a factor in predicting alcohol-related intentions. Data were obtained from students in a stratified sample of schools in a major Welsh city. Male athletes were significantly more likely than male non-athletes to intend to get drunk and to believe friends would approve of their alcohol consumption. For males, sporting involvement was a significant predictor of likelihood of getting drunk. In contrast, female athletes showed significantly more negative attitudes than did female non-athletes toward drinking alcohol. Differences in intentions were nonsignificant.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Business (Including Economics) |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| ISSN: | 0021-9029 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2022 08:47 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19037 |
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