Citation

Veliz P, Schulenberg JE, Patrick ME, Kloska D, McCabe SE, Zarrett N. Int. Rev. Sociol. Sport 2017; 52(2): 240-259.

Affiliation

University of South Carolina, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, International Sociology of Sport Association, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1012690215586998

PMID

28344426

PMCID

PMC5365155

Abstract

The objective of this analysis is to examine how participation in different types of competitive sports (based on level of contact) during high school is associated with substance use 1 to 4 years after the 12(th) grade. The analysis uses nationally representative samples of 12(th) graders from the Monitoring the Future Study who were followed 1 to 4 years after the 12(th) grade. The longitudinal sample consisted of 970 12(th) graders from six recent cohorts (2006-2011). The analyses found that respondents who participated in at least one competitive sport during the 12(th) grade had greater odds of binge drinking during the past two weeks (AOR = 2.04; 95% CI = 1.43, 2.90) 1 to 4 years after the 12(th) grade, when compared to their peers who did not participate in sports during their 12(th) grade year. Moreover, respondents who participated in high-contact sports (i.e., football, ice hockey, lacrosse, and wrestling) had greater odds of binge drinking (AOR = 1.80; 95% CI = 1.18, 2.72) and engaging in marijuana use during the past 30 days (AOR = 1.81; 95% CI = 1.12, 2.93) 1 to 4 years after the 12(th) grade when compared to their peers who did not participate in these types of sports during their 12(th) grade year. Accordingly, the findings indicate important distinctions in sport participation experiences on long-term substance use risk that can help inform potential interventions among young athletes.

Keywords: American football;

Language: en

Keywords

Contact; Monitoring the Future; Sport; Substance Use; Young Adulthood