Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs

Background: Along with physical benefits, community-based sport provides opportunities to enhance connectedness, an important protective factor of social and emotional health. However, young Australians participating in sport have been found to drink alcohol at higher levels than their non-sporting...

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Main Authors: Burns, Sharyn, Evans, Melissa, Jancey, Jonine, Portsmouth, Linda, Maycock, Bruce
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80403
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author Burns, Sharyn
Evans, Melissa
Jancey, Jonine
Portsmouth, Linda
Maycock, Bruce
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Evans, Melissa
Jancey, Jonine
Portsmouth, Linda
Maycock, Bruce
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description Background: Along with physical benefits, community-based sport provides opportunities to enhance connectedness, an important protective factor of social and emotional health. However, young Australians participating in sport have been found to drink alcohol at higher levels than their non-sporting peers, and many clubs serve unhealthy food and beverages. This study explored the association between the dependent variable, level of alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C) and connectedness to club and other health behaviours among young people aged 18-30 years who play club sport in Western Australia. Methods: An online cross sectional survey measured levels of alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C), alcohol-related harm, connectedness (including volunteering and team cohesion), mental wellbeing, healthy food options and club sponsorship among young adults aged 18-30 years involved in sports clubs in Western Australia (n = 242). Relationships and association between the dependent variable (AUDIT-C) and independent variables were assessed. Results: Male sportspeople were more likely to drink alcohol at high-risk levels than females (p <.001), and respondents belonging to a club that received alcohol-related sponsorship were more likely to drink at high-risk levels (p =.019). Females were significantly more likely to want healthy food and beverage options provided at their clubs (p = 0.011). When all factors were considered team cohesion (p = 0.02), alcohol expectations (p = <.001), occurrences of experienced alcohol-related harm (p = <.001) and length of club membership (p = 0.18) were significant predictors of high-risk AUDIT-C (R 2 =.34, adjusted R 2 =.33, F (4, 156) = 20.43, p = <.001). High-risk AUDIT-C and club connectedness predicted strong team cohesion (R 2 =.39, adjusted R 2 =.39, F (2, 166) = 53.74, p = <.001). Conclusions: Findings from this study may inform policy and practice to enhance healthy behaviours among young adults participating in community sports clubs in Australia and other countries.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-804032021-01-13T03:09:37Z Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs Burns, Sharyn Evans, Melissa Jancey, Jonine Portsmouth, Linda Maycock, Bruce Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST ALCOHOL INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS HAZARDOUS DRINKING SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS SUBSTANCE USE SELF-ESTEEM HEALTH CONSUMPTION Background: Along with physical benefits, community-based sport provides opportunities to enhance connectedness, an important protective factor of social and emotional health. However, young Australians participating in sport have been found to drink alcohol at higher levels than their non-sporting peers, and many clubs serve unhealthy food and beverages. This study explored the association between the dependent variable, level of alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C) and connectedness to club and other health behaviours among young people aged 18-30 years who play club sport in Western Australia. Methods: An online cross sectional survey measured levels of alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C), alcohol-related harm, connectedness (including volunteering and team cohesion), mental wellbeing, healthy food options and club sponsorship among young adults aged 18-30 years involved in sports clubs in Western Australia (n = 242). Relationships and association between the dependent variable (AUDIT-C) and independent variables were assessed. Results: Male sportspeople were more likely to drink alcohol at high-risk levels than females (p <.001), and respondents belonging to a club that received alcohol-related sponsorship were more likely to drink at high-risk levels (p =.019). Females were significantly more likely to want healthy food and beverage options provided at their clubs (p = 0.011). When all factors were considered team cohesion (p = 0.02), alcohol expectations (p = <.001), occurrences of experienced alcohol-related harm (p = <.001) and length of club membership (p = 0.18) were significant predictors of high-risk AUDIT-C (R 2 =.34, adjusted R 2 =.33, F (4, 156) = 20.43, p = <.001). High-risk AUDIT-C and club connectedness predicted strong team cohesion (R 2 =.39, adjusted R 2 =.39, F (2, 166) = 53.74, p = <.001). Conclusions: Findings from this study may inform policy and practice to enhance healthy behaviours among young adults participating in community sports clubs in Australia and other countries. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80403 10.1186/s12889-020-08836-w English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ BMC fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP
UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS
HAZARDOUS DRINKING
SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS
SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS
SUBSTANCE USE
SELF-ESTEEM
HEALTH
CONSUMPTION
Burns, Sharyn
Evans, Melissa
Jancey, Jonine
Portsmouth, Linda
Maycock, Bruce
Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs
title Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs
title_full Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs
title_fullStr Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs
title_full_unstemmed Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs
title_short Influences of club connectedness among young adults in Western Australian community-based sports clubs
title_sort influences of club connectedness among young adults in western australian community-based sports clubs
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP
UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS
HAZARDOUS DRINKING
SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS
SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS
SUBSTANCE USE
SELF-ESTEEM
HEALTH
CONSUMPTION
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80403