title: The culture of high-risk alcohol use among club and intramural athletes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the drinking patterns of club and intramural college athletes and compare their alcohol consumption, perceived norms around the excessive use of alcohol, experience of negative consequences, and employment of protective strategies with those of campus varsity athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 442 undergraduate students attending a private, suburban institution in the Northeast participated in the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment-II Web survey in spring 2011. Thirty-five students identified themselves as varsity athletes, 76 identified as club sport athletes, and 196 students identified themselves as intramural athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey responses were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The Pearson's correlation coefficient and test for independence were applied to identify significant relationships between athlete status and identified variables related to alcohol use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated that there were significant correlations between athlete status and all variables, to varying degrees.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings have implications for campus health promotion professionals and athletics program coordinators seeking to address high-risk alcohol use among college athletes.
authors.affiliation: Office of Health Promotion, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andes
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poet
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McWilliams
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009511:New England; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data