TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol consumption, masculinity, and alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in sportspeople
AU - O'Brien, Kerry Steven
AU - Forrest, Walter Brian
AU - Greenlees, Iain
AU - Rhind, Daniel J A
AU - Jowett, Sophia
AU - Pinsky, Ilana
AU - Espelt, Albert
AU - Bosque-Prous, Marina
AU - Sonderlund, Anders
AU - Vergani, Matteo
AU - Iqbal, Muhammad
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Objectives: There is no research examining alcohol-related aggression and anti-social behaviour in UK or European sportspeople (athletes), and no research has examined relationships between masculinity, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviour in sportspeople (athletes). This study addresses this gap. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: A sample (N = 2048; women = 892, 44%) of in season sportspeople enrolled at UK universities (response 83%), completed measures of masculinity, alcohol consumption, within-sport (on-field) violence, and having been the perpetrator and/or victim of alcohol-related violent/aggressive and antisocial behaviour (e.g., hit/assaulted, vandalism, sexual assault). Logistic regressions examined predictors of alcohol-related violence/aggression and anti-social behaviours. Results: Significant bivariate relationships between masculinity, within-sport violence, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related aggression and anti-social behaviour were found for both men and women (p's <.001). Logistic regression adjusting for all variables showed that higher levels of masculinity and alcohol consumption in men and women were related to an increased odds of having conducted an aggressive, violent and/or anti-social act in the past 12 months when intoxicated. Odds ratios were largest for relationships between masculinity, alcohol consumption, within-sport violence, and interpersonal violence/aggression (p's <.001). A similar pattern of results was found for having been the victim of aggression and anti-social behaviour. Conclusions: Alcohol-related aggression and anti-social behaviour appear to be problematic in UK university sportspeople, and is related to masculinity and excessive drinking. Interventions that reduce excessive alcohol consumption, masculine norms and associated within-sport violence, could be effective in reducing alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviour in UK sportspeople.
AB - Objectives: There is no research examining alcohol-related aggression and anti-social behaviour in UK or European sportspeople (athletes), and no research has examined relationships between masculinity, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviour in sportspeople (athletes). This study addresses this gap. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: A sample (N = 2048; women = 892, 44%) of in season sportspeople enrolled at UK universities (response 83%), completed measures of masculinity, alcohol consumption, within-sport (on-field) violence, and having been the perpetrator and/or victim of alcohol-related violent/aggressive and antisocial behaviour (e.g., hit/assaulted, vandalism, sexual assault). Logistic regressions examined predictors of alcohol-related violence/aggression and anti-social behaviours. Results: Significant bivariate relationships between masculinity, within-sport violence, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related aggression and anti-social behaviour were found for both men and women (p's <.001). Logistic regression adjusting for all variables showed that higher levels of masculinity and alcohol consumption in men and women were related to an increased odds of having conducted an aggressive, violent and/or anti-social act in the past 12 months when intoxicated. Odds ratios were largest for relationships between masculinity, alcohol consumption, within-sport violence, and interpersonal violence/aggression (p's <.001). A similar pattern of results was found for having been the victim of aggression and anti-social behaviour. Conclusions: Alcohol-related aggression and anti-social behaviour appear to be problematic in UK university sportspeople, and is related to masculinity and excessive drinking. Interventions that reduce excessive alcohol consumption, masculine norms and associated within-sport violence, could be effective in reducing alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviour in UK sportspeople.
KW - Sport
KW - Alcohol
KW - Masculinity
KW - Violence
KW - Anti-social behaviour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040444787&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.06.019
DO - 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.06.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 29338922
AN - SCOPUS:85040444787
SN - 1440-2440
VL - 21
SP - 335
EP - 341
JO - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
JF - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
IS - 4
ER -
