Nicotine Use Among College Athletes with a High Self-Report of Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Psychology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Edison
Mentor's Email Address
Perdomo
Mentor's Department
Psychology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of nicotine use among contact and non-contact athletes in collegiate sports and individual and team sports. This study also examined those athletes who self-reported high symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Two hundred and fifty student-athletes of a midwestern university were surveyed using two separate questionnaires. The first questionnaire measured nicotine use, and the second measure was Barkley's Behavior Checklist for ADHD Adults. About one-fourth of the student athletes self-reported high symptoms of ADHD. Student-athletes self-reported more nicotine use than that of the college population. There was more nicotine use from the athletes who were in non-contact sports than those in contact sports. ADHD athletes self-reported greater nicotine use in team sports rather than in individual sports. The few females who used nicotine preferred cigarettes to smokeless tobacco. Overall, the usage of nicotine was more closely related to whether or not the student-athletes self-reported high symptoms of ADHD and the particular sport they were involved in, rather than the fact that they were simply college athletes.
Nicotine Use Among College Athletes with a High Self-Report of Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
CSU
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of nicotine use among contact and non-contact athletes in collegiate sports and individual and team sports. This study also examined those athletes who self-reported high symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Two hundred and fifty student-athletes of a midwestern university were surveyed using two separate questionnaires. The first questionnaire measured nicotine use, and the second measure was Barkley's Behavior Checklist for ADHD Adults. About one-fourth of the student athletes self-reported high symptoms of ADHD. Student-athletes self-reported more nicotine use than that of the college population. There was more nicotine use from the athletes who were in non-contact sports than those in contact sports. ADHD athletes self-reported greater nicotine use in team sports rather than in individual sports. The few females who used nicotine preferred cigarettes to smokeless tobacco. Overall, the usage of nicotine was more closely related to whether or not the student-athletes self-reported high symptoms of ADHD and the particular sport they were involved in, rather than the fact that they were simply college athletes.
