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Keywords
University of Northern Iowa--Students--Substance use; University of Northern Iowa--Students--Psychology; University of Northern Iowa; College athletes--Substance use--Iowa--Cedar Falls; College athletes--Iowa--Cedar Falls--Psychology; College athletes--Psychology; Students--Psychology; Students--Substance use; Iowa--Cedar Falls; Academic theses;
Abstract
Collegiate athletes may perceive the characteristics of substances differently following an injury. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to determine whether perceptions of substance use among collegiate athletes change after an injury occurs. The study also examined differences between sex, scholarship status, and academic level on perceptions of substance use. A total of 141 Division I college athletes participated in this study, with 96 completing the post-test. They were asked to complete a Perceptions of Substance Use Survey in the fall and again in the spring; participants' injury data was collected over a 6 month period from athletic trainers. It was hypothesized that perceptions of specific performance enhancement and body image characteristics of certain substances would change from Time 1 to Time 2 for athletes who sustained an injury. A paired samples t-test was conducted for the total group to determine if perceptions changed over time, which showed no significant change in either body image scores or performance enhancement scores. A second paired sample t-test was conducted for athletes who sustained an injury to determine if perceptions changed due to an injury, which also showed no significant change for body image scores or performance enhancement scores. A series of multivariate analysis of variances (MANOV A) were also conducted to see if differences existed on perceptions of substance characteristics between athletes of varying demographics- sex, scholarship status, and academic year. There were no differences for sex or scholarship status. Freshmen reported greater agreement with the effects of substances in relation to body image than sophomores and seniors. Juniors also responded with greater agreement than did seniors in terms of body image. For performance enhancement, freshmen again reported greater agreement with the effects of substances than both seniors and sophomores. In conclusion, this study found no change in collegiate athletes' perceptions of substances due to injury. In addition, freshman believed more about substances than other years, which could be due to less education. Drug education needs to occur with collegiate athletics, particularly with freshman.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Windee M. Weiss
Second Advisor
Todd A. Evans
Third Advisor
Jennifer Waldron
Date Original
2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (85 leaves)
Copyright
©2010 Kristine Johnson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kristine, "Substance Use and Injury With College Athletes: Does Injury Affect Perceptions?" (2010). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1899.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1899
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