PMID- 27546323
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170131
LR  - 20170131
IS  - 0035-7715 (Print)
IS  - 0035-7715 (Linking)
VI  - 67
IP  - 3
DP  - 2016
TI  - Selected personality - related determinants of alcohol beverage consumption among 
      Polish elite team sport athletes.
PG  - 263-9
AB  - BACKGROUND: Many studies documented an increase in the alcohol consumption among 
      athletes, particularly among representatives of some disciplines, such as team 
      sports. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to analyse the consumption of alcohol 
      beverages among Polish elite team sport athletes, depending on their sex, age and 
      selected personality traits (general self-efficacy and health locus of control). 
      MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 517 Polish team sport athletes (251 
      women an 266 men). The subjects were examined with an original alcoholic beverage 
      intake survey, General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Multidimensional Health 
      Locus of Control Scales (MHLC). Relationship between the intake of alcoholic 
      beverages and explanatory variables (sex, age, psychological traits) was 
      determined on multivariate analysis of variance and analysis of regression. 
      RESULTS: Beer turned out to be an alcoholic beverage which the surveyed athletes 
      consumed most often (a few times per month on average). Wine, spirits and 
      alcoholic cocktails were consumed less often (once a month on average). 
      Multivariate analysis showed that consumption of wine, including dry wine, 
      increased significantly with age of the study subjects (p<0.001). Women 
      significantly less frequently considered beer and vodka (p<0.001), whereas men 
      significantly less often preferred wine (p<0.05). The level of general 
      self-efficacy did not influence the intake of alcoholic beverages (p>0.05). Lower 
      levels of Internality were associated with less frequent consumption of beer 
      (p<0.001), and lower scores for Powerful Others with lower intakes of dry wine 
      (p<0.001) and vodka (p<0.01). Lower scores for Chance showed a significant 
      association with lesser preference for alcoholic cocktails (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: 
      The frequency and structure of otherwise relatively limited intake of alcoholic 
      beverages among elite team sport athletes were influenced by their sex, age and 
      health locus of control. KEY WORDS: athletes, team sports, alcoholic beverages, 
      personality traits, self-efficacy, health locus of control.
FAU - Gacek, Maria
AU  - Gacek M
AD  - University School of Physical Education, Department of Sports Medicine and Human 
      Nutrition, Krakow, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Poland
TA  - Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig
JT  - Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
JID - 0414756
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alcohol Drinking/*epidemiology
MH  - Alcoholic Beverages/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Athletes/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Beer
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Personality
MH  - Poland
MH  - Self Efficacy
MH  - Sex Distribution
MH  - Wine
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2016/08/23 06:00
MHDA- 2017/02/01 06:00
CRDT- 2016/08/23 06:00
PHST- 2016/08/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/08/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/02/01 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2016;67(3):263-9.