Alcohol Misuse among College Athletes: Self-Medication for Psychiatric Symptoms?

Miller, Barney E.; Miller, Merry N.; Verhegge, Ruth; Linville, H. H.; Pumariega, Andrés J.

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“…Students suffering from mental distress may have diffi culty coping with the academic and social demands of college and thus may be at heightened risk for unhealthy behaviors. A substantial body of research demonstrates that poor mental health is a strong indicator of alcohol risks (e.g., Miller et al, 2002;O'Hare and Sherrer, 2000) and sleep problems (e.g., Brooks et al, 2009;Uhde et al, 2009). An understanding of how these three fundamental factors relate to one another may yield important information for novel approaches in designing prevention programs and enhancing services on college campuses.…”

Section: Ncidence Of Poor Mental Health Among Usmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Health, Sleep Quality, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol-Related Consequences: A Path-Analytic Model

Kenney

Lac

LaBrie

et al. 2013

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Poor mental health, sleep problems, drinking motivations, and high-risk drinking are prevalent among college students. However, research designed to explicate the interrelationships among these health risk behaviors is lacking. This study was designed to assess the direct and indirect infl uences of poor mental health (a latent factor consisting of depression, anxiety, and stress) to alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences through the mediators of global sleep quality and drinking motives in a comprehensive model. Method: Participants were 1,044 heavy-drinking college students (66.3% female) who completed online surveys. Results: A hybrid structural equation model tested hypotheses involving relations leading from poor mental health to drinking motives and poorer global sleep quality to drinking outcomes. Results showed that poor mental health signifi cantly predicted all four subscales of drinking motivations (social, coping, conformity, and enhancement) as well as poor sleep. Most of the drinking motives and poor sleep were found to explain alcohol use and negative alcohol consequences. Poor sleep predicted alcohol consequences, even after controlling for all other variables in the model. The hypothesized mediational pathways were examined with tests of indirect effects. Conclusions: This is the fi rst study to assess concomitantly the relationships among three vital health-related domains (mental health, sleep behavior, and alcohol risk) in college students. Findings offer important implications for college personnel and interventionists interested in reducing alcohol risk by focusing on alleviating mental health problems and poor sleep quality. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 74, 841-851, 2013)

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Section: Ncidence Of Poor Mental Health Among Usmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Health, Sleep Quality, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol-Related Consequences: A Path-Analytic Model

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LaBrie

et al. 2013

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…An additional group of studies has been conducted in an attempt to identify underlying factors associated with high drinking rates of student athlete populations, which have led to a more comprehensive view of athlete drinking etiology (Miller, Miller, Verhegge, Linville, & Pumariega, 2002;Storch, Storch, Killiany, & Roberti, 2005;Wilson, Pritchard, & Schaffer, 2004). Miller and colleagues focused on underlying psychiatric symptoms in which athlete populations have reported higher levels of alcohol abuse in connection with higher levels of depressive and other psychiatric symptoms.…”

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Heavy Drinking in College Students: Who Is at Risk and What Is Being Done About It?

Turrisi

Mallett

Mastroleo

et al. 2006

The Journal of General Psychology

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Problem drinking and related consequences are a major social issue plaguing college campuses across the United States. Each year, alcohol is responsible for fatalities, assaults, serious injuries, and arrests that occur among college students. The authors review and discuss the risk factors, drinking patterns, and consequences that are relevant to the general student population. In addition, the authors highlight individuals at an increased risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems, such as Greek-letter social organization members and student athletes. The authors also discuss the interventions that attempt to reduce risky drinking and related problems in these subgroups as well as the future directions for research. Keywordsalcohol; college drinking; high-risk drinking COLLEGE STUDENT HEAVY DRINKING and alcohol-related consequences are major social problems in the United States (Perkins, 2002; Wechsler, Dowdall, Maenner, GledhillHoyt, & Lee, 1998). Twenty years of research has revealed that the highest proportion of heavy drinkers and individuals with diagnosable alcohol-use disorders and multiple substance dependencies are in the age range encompassing over 90% of all enrolled college students, the majority of these individuals being between the ages of 18 and 21 (Grant, 1997;O'Malley & Johnston, 2002). Alcohol drinkers are more likely to have been insulted by others; been confronted with unwanted sexual advances; been a victim of date rape or sexual assault; been in a serious argument or quarrel; been pushed, hit, or assaulted; had their property damaged; been in a situation where they had unplanned sexual activity; put themselves in situations where they were more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV; been injured or had life-threatening experiences; driven while intoxicated, or ridden in a car with an intoxicated driver (Abbey, 2002;Cooper, 2002;Hingson, Heeren, Zakocs, Kopstein, & Wechsler, 2002). Reports such as the following are not uncommon (Turrisi, Jaccard, Taki, Dunnam, & Grimes, 2001):"My friend had a drinking contest with her boyfriend. They each had five shots of Wild Turkey, two beers, and then started a 'power hour' or 'century'--one shot of beer per minute for 60 minutes. My friend began falling down and looked ill. She laid down to go to sleep and began throwing up for two hours straight. She rolled over and almost choked in her vomit" (anonymous college freshman).Address correspondence to Rob Turrisi, PhD, Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 109 Henderson South Building, University Park, PA 16802; rturrisi@psu.edu (e-mail).. NIH Public AccessAuthor Manuscript J Gen Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2008 February 12. Published in final edited form as:J Gen Psychol. 2006 October ; 133(4): 401-420. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptHeavy drinkers are not the only ones who have experienced adverse consequences. Nondrinking college students have their own stories to tell about how others...

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“…However, there are mixed findings with regard to the relationship between depressive symptoms and alcohol abuse. Miller et al [12] noted a significant correlation between alcohol abuse and symptoms of depression among college athletes, and Deykin and Levy [13] found that college students meeting criteria for alcohol abuse were 3.6 times more likely to have a history of major depressive disorder than their peers who did not meet criteria for alcohol abuse. Conversely, Dawson et al [11] reported that college students with any mood disorder were as likely as college students without mood disorder to meet criteria for alcohol abuse.…”

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Gender, Depressive Symptoms and Patterns of Alcohol Use among College Students

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Background: Serious alcohol-related negative consequences are associated with a number of drinking behaviors among college students. Thus, it is critical to identify students who are at greater risk for hazardous drinking. Although some studies have shown that depressive symptoms may be associated with alcohol use in this population, findings are not consistent. The current study extends previous research by investigating the relationship between depressive symptoms, daily alcohol use and compulsive drinking among college students and whether gender moderates these relationships. Sampling and Methods: The participants were 904 college students (495 females; mean age = 20.07 ± 1.85 years) who filled out questionnaires that focused on drinking behaviors and severity of depressive symptoms. Results: Gender moderated the relationship between depressive symptoms and daily alcohol consumption. In male college students, worse depressive symptoms were associated with increased daily alcohol use and with greater risk for compulsive drinking. In female college students, worse depressive symptoms increased the risk for compulsive drinking, but not for greater daily alcohol use. Conclusions: Results suggest that prevention programs aimed at decreasing harmful alcohol use among college students must take into consideration the role of both gender and depressive symptoms in the development of problematic drinking behaviors.

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Alcohol Misuse among College Athletes: Self-Medication for Psychiatric Symptoms?

Cited by 75 publications

References 24 publications

Mental Health, Sleep Quality, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol-Related Consequences: A Path-Analytic Model

Mental Health, Sleep Quality, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol-Related Consequences: A Path-Analytic Model

Heavy Drinking in College Students: Who Is at Risk and What Is Being Done About It?

Gender, Depressive Symptoms and Patterns of Alcohol Use among College Students

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