Alcohol Consumption Literacy, Alcohol Confrontation Efficacy, and the Educational and Training Needs of Coaches to Manage Student-Athlete Alcohol Misuse

Chow, Griag, Bird, Matthew, Soendergaard, Stinne and Gilson, Todd (2022) Alcohol Consumption Literacy, Alcohol Confrontation Efficacy, and the Educational and Training Needs of Coaches to Manage Student-Athlete Alcohol Misuse. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology . ISSN 1932-9261

Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2021-0001

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Abstract

The rate of alcohol consumption among student-athletes places them at risk for engaging in unsafe behaviors. Although coaches play a key role in regulating alcohol use among athletes, many lack the knowledge and self-confidence to be effective. This study aimed to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption literacy and alcohol confrontation efficacy among NCAA head coaches and attempted to identify types of training and education wanted to better manage student-athlete alcohol use. A total of 518 NCAA head coaches completed alcohol consumption literacy and alcohol confrontation efficacy measures and two open-ended questions about what kind of alcohol training, information, and skills were needed. When accounting for previous education/training and gender of team coached, alcohol consumption literacy predicted all confrontation efficacy subscales. Content analysis showed coaches wanted training related to alcohol literacy, effective communication, and prevention planning. Findings have implications for designing alcohol prevention and intervention programs aimed at NCAA coaches.

Keywords:alcohol literacy, coaching, mental health, mixed-methods, substance use
Subjects:C Biological Sciences > C800 Psychology
C Biological Sciences > C841 Health Psychology
C Biological Sciences > C880 Social Psychology
C Biological Sciences > C840 Clinical Psychology
Divisions:College of Social Science > School of Sport and Exercise Science
ID Code:44658
Deposited On:27 Apr 2021 08:53

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