Substance use by college students: The role of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation for athletic involvement
| Autor: | Karen K. Saules, Bradley D. Rockafellow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Adolescent Universities Substance-Related Disorders Physical activity Medicine (miscellaneous) Drug usage Developmental psychology Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Intrinsic motivation Students Self-determination theory Motivation biology Athletes biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Female Substance use Psychology Sports |
| Zdroj: | Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 20:279-287 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1501 0893-164X |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0893-164x.20.3.279 |
| Popis: | Certain types of athletic involvement may confer risk for substance use by college students. This study investigated whether motivational factors play a role in the relationship between athletic involvement and substance use. Intercollegiate athletes (n = 98) and exercisers (n = 120) were surveyed about substance use and motivation for athletic involvement. Athletes and exercisers who were extrinsically motivated had significantly higher rates of alcohol use than their intrinsically motivated counterparts. Results suggest that college students who are extrinsically motivated for involvement in physical activity/ athletics-particularly those involved in team sports-may be in need of targeted prevention efforts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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