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Hazardous drinking in elite New Zealand sportspeople.

O'Brien KS, Blackie JM, Hunter JA

Psychology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. kobrien@psy.otago.ac.nz

AIMS: To examine the link between hazardous drinking and level of sport participation in New Zealand. METHODS: Sports science and general university students (n = 427) completed a sporting profile questionnaire that included the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). RESULTS: Elite sportspeople (both provincial and international/country level) reported higher rates of hazardous drinking than non-sportspeople and non-elite sportspeople. Similar differences were observed in AUDIT subscale scores, with international/country level sportspeople reporting greater symptoms of dependence than other groups.

Published 12 April 2005 in Alcohol Alcohol, 40(3): 239-41.
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