Alcohol Consumption in Individual Sports and Team Sports

The purpose of this study was to examine whether participants who regularly practiced individual or team sports were more likely to drink moderately than people who rarely practiced individual sports or team sports. It was also examined whether those who engaged in either individual or team sports and had good family support were more likely to drink alcohol in moderation than those who had little family support. Data from The Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis (ICRA) was used in this study. There were 1,859 participants, 883 boys and 966 girls, all born in the years 1994 to 1997. The results showed that those who practiced team sports rarely did consume alcohol more often than people who practiced team sports often. However, there was no significant difference in alcohol consumption between those who practiced individual sports often or rarely. The results also showed that those who often participated in team sports and had good family support consumed alcohol less than those who had less support from their families. Family support had no significant impact on the alcohol consumption of those who practiced individual sports. Keywords: Individual sports, team sports, alcohol consumption and family support.Tilgangur þessarar rannsóknar var að skoða hvort einstaklingar sem æfðu einstaklingsíþróttir eða hópíþróttir reglulega væru líklegri til að neyta áfengis í hófi heldur en þeir sem æfðu einstaklings eða hópíþóttir sjaldan. Þá var einnig skoðað hvort einstaklingar sem voru í hóp- og einstaklingsíþróttum og fengu góðan stuðning frá fjölskyldu sinni drykkju áfengi af meiri hófsemi heldur en þeir sem fengu lítinn stuðning frá fjölskyldu sinni. Við úrvinnslu þessarar rannsóknar voru notuð gögn frá Rannsóknum og Greiningu. Þátttakendur vorun1.859, 883 strákar og 966 stelpur, fædd á árunum 1994-1997. Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar sýndu að þeir sem æfðu hópíþróttir sjaldan drukku áfengi oftar heldur en þeir sem æfðu hópíþróttir oft. Það var enginn munur á áfengisneyslu þeirra sem æfðu einstaklingsíþróttir sjaldan eða reglulega á áfengisneyslu. Niðurstöðurnar sýndu einnig að það þeir sem voru í hópíþróttum og fengu góðan stuðning frá fjölskyldu sinni voru líklegri til að drekka áfengi sjaldnar en þeir sem fengu lítinn stuðning frá fjölskyldu sinni. Lykilhugtök: Einstaklingsíþróttir, hópíþróttir, áfengisneysla og stuðningur fjölskyldu