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Psychological Factors Related to Drug Use in College Athletes

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504250
Date08 1900
CreatorsEvans, Melissa
ContributorsWeinberg, Robert S. (Robert Stephen), Johnson, Douglas A., Richardson, Peggy A., 1938-, Jackson, Allen W.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 88 leaves: ill., Text
RightsPublic, Evans, Melissa, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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