The purpose of the present investigation was to compare the psychological factors related to drug use by college athletes on seven drug categories. A questionnaire was given to male and female Division I college athletes asking them about their use of drugs. The frequency, intensity and duration of use/non-use was used to divide subjects into high and low/nonuser categories. Dependent measures included the Profile of Mood States, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and questions assessing athlete stress. A multivariate analysis of variance(MANOVA) was conducted in a 2 x 2 (alcohol high/low, non-user x male/female) design to distinguish significant differences on the POMS and stress questions followed by univariate ANOVA's. A separate ANOVA was run on Coopersmith's Self-Esteem Inventory. Results indicated that high alcohol users scored significantly higher on anger, fatigue and vigor than low/non-users. Significant differences were found between males and females on the pressure felt from coaches to perform well.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504250 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Evans, Melissa |
| Contributors | Weinberg, Robert S. (Robert Stephen), Johnson, Douglas A., Richardson, Peggy A., 1938-, Jackson, Allen W. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 88 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Evans, Melissa, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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