Coaches' attitudes and involvement in alcohol prevention among high school athletes.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 7600747 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3610 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00945145 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Community Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Amsterdam : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Human Sciences Press.

Adolescent Behavior* ; Athletes*/education ; Athletes*/psychology ; Athletes*/statistics & numerical data ; Attitude to Health* ; Health Education* ; Teaching*; Alcohol Drinking/*prevention & control; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Alcohol Drinking/psychology ; Data Collection ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sports ; Young Adult

A total of 288 high school coaches completed a survey on their attitudes toward and involvement in alcohol prevention among male high school athletes. Results indicated that coaches felt alcohol use was less of a problem among high school student-athletes than high school students in general. Only one-third of coaches (39%) worked at a school requiring them to talk to their athletes about alcohol use. Coaches most likely to be involved in alcohol prevention were those who had attended an alcohol prevention class/workshop and those who worked for schools with strong alcohol prevention policies and schools that required them to talk with athletes about alcohol use.

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Date Created: 20091020 Date Completed: 20100305 Latest Revision: 20211020

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10.1007/s10900-009-9190-4

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