Coaches' attitudes and involvement in alcohol prevention among high school athletes.
A total of 288 high school coaches completed a survey on their attitudes toward and involvement in alcohol prevention among male high school athletes. Results indicated that coaches felt alcohol use was less of a problem among high school student-athletes than high school students in general. Only one-third of coaches (39%) worked at a school requiring them to talk to their athletes about alcohol use. Coaches most likely to be involved in alcohol prevention were those who had attended an alcohol prevention class/workshop and those who worked for schools with strong alcohol prevention policies and schools that required them to talk with athletes about alcohol use.
King
Keith A
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Health Promotion and Education Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0068, USA. keith.king@uc.edu
Dowdall
Mark P
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Wagner
Donald I
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D056352:Athletes / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013177:Sports; D013663:Teaching; D055815:Young Adult