Zhou Jin, Heim Derek, O'Brien Kerry
Department of Psychology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk L39 4QP, UK
Department of Psychology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk L39 4QP, UK.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2015 Sep;50(5):617-23. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agv030. Epub 2015 Mar 31.
To examine the differences in alcohol consumption and psychosocial antecedents between team and individual sportspeople via secondary data analysis.
Questionnaires measured alcohol consumption, athlete identity and subjective happiness from a sample of UK university sportspeople (N = 1785; male = 1048, 58.7%), involved in team (77.9%) and individual sports.
Team sports players were more likely to be categorized as hazardous drinkers, and reported significantly greater rates of alcohol consumption, stronger athlete identity and higher levels of happiness than individual sports players. Athlete identity was a significant predictor for alcohol consumption, however there was no significant relationship found between happiness and consumption. Further regression analyses revealed interactions between sport-type and athlete identity on alcohol consumption. For individual sport players, as athlete identity increased alcohol consumption significantly reduced; however, there was a positive association between identity and consumption for team sport players.
Our findings implicate the role of identity as an important factor to consider when addressing the issue of hazardous drinking among sportspeople.
通过二次数据分析，研究团队运动员和个人运动员在饮酒量及社会心理影响因素方面的差异。
通过问卷调查对英国大学运动员样本（N = 1785；男性 = 1048，占58.7%）的饮酒量、运动员身份认同感和主观幸福感进行了测量，这些运动员参与团队运动（77.9%）和个人运动。
团队运动运动员更有可能被归类为危险饮酒者，与个人运动运动员相比，他们报告的饮酒率显著更高，运动员身份认同感更强，幸福感更高。运动员身份认同感是饮酒量的一个重要预测因素，然而，幸福感与饮酒量之间未发现显著关系。进一步的回归分析揭示了运动类型与运动员身份认同感在饮酒量上的相互作用。对于个人运动运动员，随着运动员身份认同感的增强，饮酒量显著减少；然而，对于团队运动运动员，身份认同感与饮酒量之间存在正相关。
我们的研究结果表明，在解决运动员危险饮酒问题时，身份认同感是一个需要考虑的重要因素。
