A longitudinal examination of relations between competitive athletic participation, drinking norms, impulsivity, and sensation seeking and binge drinking throughout college.

Conclusions: Early participation in competitive athletics was associated with risk for binge drinking, even when accounting for several social and personality factors. Future studies using momentary assessment may be fruitful for identifying within-subject pathways of risk, including athlete specific factors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors - Category: Addiction Source Type: research