Participants’ sports characteristics related to heavy episodic drinking among French students

Martha, Cécile; Grélot, Laurent; Peretti‐Watel, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.023

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“…While consistent with findings from other countries [40][41][42], the high level of problematic drinking in UK university sportspeople is noteworthy regardless of sponsorship status. The AUDIT total score (mean=14.4) and proportion of hazardous drinkers (84%) in this population group were high compared with estimates of these parameters in a recent study in English university students (mean=9.9, and 61%, respectively) [42].…”

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Alcohol industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK university students who play sport

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Aim: To examine whether receipt of alcohol industry sponsorship is associated with problematic drinking in UK university students who play sport.Methods: University students (n=2450) participating in sports were invited to complete a pen-andpaper questionnaire by research staff approaching them at sporting facilities and in university settings. Respondents were asked whether they personally, their team, and/or their club were currently in receipt of sponsorship (e.g., money, free or subsidised travel, or sporting products), from an alcohol-related industry (e.g., bars, liquor stores, wholesalers), and whether they had solicited the sponsorship. Drinking was assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).Results: Questionnaires were completed by 2048 of those approached (response rate=83%).Alcohol industry sponsorship was reported by 36% of the sample. After accounting for confounders (age, gender, disposable income, and location) in multivariable models, receipt of alcohol sponsorship by a team (adjusted βadj=.41, p=.013), club (βadj=.73, p=.017), team and club (βadj=.79, p=0.002), and combinations of individual and team or club sponsorships (βadj=1.27, p<0.002), were each associated with significantly higher AUDIT-Consumption substance scores.Receipt of sponsorship by team and club (aOR=2.04; 95% CI: 1.04-3.99) and combinations of individual and team or club sponsorships (aOR=4.12; 95% CI: 1.29-13.15) were each associated with increased odds of being classified a hazardous drinker (AUDIT score >8). Respondents who sought out sponsorship were not at greater risk than respondents who had, or whose teams or clubs had, been approached by the alcohol industry.Conclusions: University students in the United Kingdom who play sport and who personally receive alcohol industry sponsorship or whose club or team receives alcohol industry sponsorship appear to have more problematic drinking behaviour than UK university students who play sport and receive no alcohol industry sponsorship. Policy to reduce or cease such sponsorship should be considered.

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“…This may indicate that in some classes, alcohol is a strong component of student life, whereas in others, abstinence would tend to be the norm. Academic differences in drinking patterns have been documented in other settings (Martha et al, 2009;Webb et al, 1997). As the effectiveness of interventions targeting social norms could be linked to the levels of alcohol use , this factor should be taken into consideration.…”

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Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Consumption in French Colleges: The Role of Perceived Social Norms

França

Dautzenberg

Reynaud

2009

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background: The effect of normative perceptions (social norms) on heavy episodic drinking (HED) behavior is well known in the U.S. college setting, but little work is available in other cultural contexts. The objective of this study is therefore to assess whether social norms of alcohol use are related to HED in France, taking account of other influential predictors.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 731 second-year university students in the Paris region to explore the role of 29 potential alcohol use risk factors. The probability of heavy episodic drinking and the frequency of HED among heavy episodic drinkers were modeled independently. Monthly alcohol consumption was also assessed.Results: Of the students, 56% overestimate peer student prevalence of HED (37% for alcohol drinking prevalence). HED frequency rises with perceived peer student prevalence of HED. Other social norms associated with HED are perceived friends' approval of HED (increasing both HED probability and HED frequency) and perceived friend prevalence of alcohol drinking (increasing HED probability only). Cannabis and tobacco use, academic discipline, gender, and the number of friends are also identified as being associated with HED.Conclusions: Overestimation of peer student prevalence is not uncommon among French university students. Furthermore, perceived peer student prevalence of HED is linked to HED frequency, even after adjusting for other correlates. Interventions correcting misperceived prevalences of HED among peer students have therefore the potential to reduce the frequency of HED in this population.

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“…Unfortunately, a specific comparison between groups on heavy episodic drinking was not reported. Martha et al (2009) found that participating competitively in 4 a club, institution, federation or at departmental or regional level, particularly in team sports, was related to repeated heavy episodic drinking among male students at the University of Marseilles.…”

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“…In addition O'Brien et al (2005) demonstrated that, amongst a New Zealand sample, the level at which an athlete competes has an impact on their alcohol consumption. Martha et al (2009) in a French sample found differences dependent upon the context of the sport (formal or informal), the nature of the participation (competitive vs. non-competitive) and the type of sport (team vs. individual).…”

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“…Drawing any definitive conclusions in relation to UK university drinking patterns in sport groups is problematic as the majority of the research to date on student-based samples has been carried out in the USA, where the drinking culture and legal drinking age are different to the UK. Work carried out in New Zealand by and Martha, Grelot and Peretti-Watel (2009) in France are the closest comparators for the UK in that the legal age for purchasing alcohol in New Zealand and France, as in the UK, is 18 years (Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, 2008, Martha et al 2009. found that hazardous drinking, including heavy episodic drinking, was high in New Zealand university sports people.…”

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The relationship between membership of a university sports group and drinking behaviour among students at English Universities

Partington

Heather

et al. 2012

Addiction Research & Theory

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Aims:The primary aim is to compare members of UK university sport groups with students not engaged in UK university sport in terms of alcohol consumption and risk for alcohol-related harm. A secondary aim is to compare alcohol consumption levels and alcohol-related problems in UK university athletes in different sports and at different competitive levels. Method:A cross-sectional survey using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a demographic questionnaire was carried out with a purposive sample of 770 undergraduates (298 male, 471 female) from seven UK universities.Results: University sport members (n = 181) had a median AUDIT score of 11.5 (interquartile range = 8) compared to students not engaged in university sport (n = 588) median AUDIT score of 8 (interquartile range = 11). The difference between medians was highly significant (p < 0.01). There was a significant difference between the median scores of members of team (n = 103 median = 13, IQR = 8) and individual sports (median = 8, IQR = 11), with team sports members scoring higher on the AUDIT (p < 0.01). There were no significant differences on median AUDIT scores between athletes competing at different levels.Conclusions: Levels of alcohol-related risk and harm are high in members of UK university sport groups. . University sports members particularly team sports may be an 'at risk group' for alcohol-related problems and require targeted interventions. Further research is warranted comparing these student groups , and the relationship between sport type, participation level and alcohol consumption.

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Participants’ sports characteristics related to heavy episodic drinking among French students

Cited by 34 publications

References 26 publications

Alcohol industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK university students who play sport

Alcohol industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK university students who play sport

Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Consumption in French Colleges: The Role of Perceived Social Norms

The relationship between membership of a university sports group and drinking behaviour among students at English Universities

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