Distribution AgreementDistribution Agreement • August 27th, 2009
Contract Type FiledAugust 27th, 2009This dissertation research investigated the relationship between school-based sports participation and alcohol-related behaviors among adolescents through two separate studies. The first study examined the relationships among sports-specific factors, perceived peer drinking, and alcohol-related behaviors in a sample of adolescents taking part in school-based sports in the Muscogee County, Georgia area. The second study investigated the longitudinal relationship between participation in school-based sports and other non-sports activities and problem alcohol use (PAU) within a nationally- representative, multi-wave sample of U.S. adolescents. In both studies, differences between males and females were examined.