Garry J P, Morrissey S L
Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4354, USA.
Clin J Sport Med. 2000 Jul;10(3):185-90. doi: 10.1097/00042752-200007000-00006.
There have been no large studies of middle school students to assess the association between team sports participation and risk-taking behaviors, despite evidence in high school and collegiate athletes. Our study evaluated whether team sports participation is associated with specific risk-taking behaviors among a biracial middle school population.
A cross-sectional survey using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Middle School Questionnaire.
Twenty-two public middle schools in three rural counties in eastern North Carolina.
4,346 middle school students in grades 6-8 completed the survey. All students participated if present in school the day the survey was administered. 648 students fulfilled specific exclusion criteria.
Multiple logistic regression examined team sports participation as a predictor of 17 risk-taking behaviors while controlling for gender, race, and grade.
Of the 3,698 students, 49% were male, 49.5% Caucasian, and 52.5% were involved in team sports. Sports participants, as compared with non-sports participants, reported significantly higher frequencies for carrying a gun (p < 0.001), carrying a weapon (p < 0.001), being in a physical fight (p < 0.001), current use of alcohol (p = 0.001), and experimentation with cigarettes and chewing tobacco (p < 0.001). In the multiple logistic regression analysis team sports participation was associated with the following behaviors: carrying a weapon (odds ratio 1.25, 95% confidence intervals 1.0731-1.4540), physical fight (1.15, 1.0017-1.3253), current alcohol use (1.24, 1.0560-1.4611), and experimentation with cigarettes (1.26, 1.0991-1.4502), cocaine (1.37, 1.0300-1.8139) and inhalants (1.20, 1.0141-1.4130).
Among a biracial middle school population, sports participants were more likely to demonstrate certain risk-taking behaviors when compared with non-sports participants. Further research is necessary to understand the relationships between risk-taking behaviors and team sports participation.
尽管有针对高中生和大学生运动员的相关证据，但尚未有对中学生进行的大型研究来评估团队运动参与与冒险行为之间的关联。我们的研究评估了在一个混血中学生群体中，团队运动参与是否与特定的冒险行为相关。
采用青少年风险行为调查：中学问卷进行横断面调查。
北卡罗来纳州东部三个农村县的22所公立中学。
4346名6至8年级的中学生完成了调查。所有在调查当天在校的学生均参与。648名学生符合特定排除标准。
多元逻辑回归分析在控制性别、种族和年级的情况下，将团队运动参与作为17种冒险行为的预测因素进行检验。
在3698名学生中，49%为男性，49.5%为白种人，52.5%参与团队运动。与非运动参与者相比，运动参与者报告携带枪支（p<0.001）、携带武器（p<0.001）、参与肢体冲突（p<0.001）、当前饮酒（p = 0.001）以及尝试吸烟和嚼烟草（p<0.001）的频率显著更高。在多元逻辑回归分析中，团队运动参与与以下行为相关：携带武器（优势比1.25，95%置信区间1.0731 - 1.4540）、肢体冲突（1.15，1.0017 - 1.3253）、当前饮酒（1.24，1.0560 - 1.4611）、尝试吸烟（1.26，1.0991 - 1.4502）、可卡因（1.37，1.0300 - 1.8139）和吸入剂（1.20，1.0141 - 1.4130）。
在一个混血中学生群体中，与非运动参与者相比，运动参与者更有可能表现出某些冒险行为。有必要进行进一步研究以了解冒险行为与团队运动参与之间的关系。
