Deck Sarah, Nagpal Taniya S, Morava Anisa, Farhat Jade, Cisneros Sanchez Federico, Prapavessis Harry
School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Feb-Mar;71(2):333-337. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1897014. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
The current study explores the motivations underlying tobacco use among varsity athletes. A cross-sectional exploratory mixed method approach was used. Both tobacco users (TU) and non-tobacco users (NTU) completed an online survey of closed and open-ended questions. These questions focused on tobacco use, motivations for tobacco use, teammate and coaches' perceptions of athlete tobacco use, and self-perceived effects of tobacco use on health and athletic performance. Thirty-eight completed surveys were included of which 12 were TU and 26 were NTU. The majority of TU indicated that they used products during the off-season. Motivations for using tobacco products included social influences, stress-relief, and increasing energy. TU mostly indicated that there are negative effects on their health but not on their athletic performance, whereas NTU reported potential detrimental effects on their teammate's performance. Overall, varsity athletes who use tobacco products are aware of the health effects and negative opinions of their teammates.
当前的研究探讨了大学生运动员使用烟草背后的动机。采用了横断面探索性混合方法。烟草使用者（TU）和非烟草使用者（NTU）都完成了一项包含封闭式和开放式问题的在线调查。这些问题聚焦于烟草使用、使用烟草的动机、队友和教练对运动员使用烟草的看法，以及烟草使用对健康和运动表现的自我认知影响。共纳入了38份完成的调查问卷，其中12份来自烟草使用者，26份来自非烟草使用者。大多数烟草使用者表示他们在休赛期使用烟草制品。使用烟草制品的动机包括社会影响、缓解压力和增加能量。烟草使用者大多表示烟草对他们的健康有负面影响，但对运动表现没有影响，而非烟草使用者则报告了烟草对其队友表现可能产生的有害影响。总体而言，使用烟草制品的大学生运动员意识到了烟草对健康的影响以及队友的负面看法。
