Actual addiction of athletes and factors affecting the problem ─Focus on the players and the people around them

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  • アスリートにおけるアディクションの実態と問題化に影響する要因の検討—選手と選手を取り巻く人々に焦点をあてて—
  • アスリートにおけるアディクションの実態と問題化に影響する要因の検討 : 選手と選手を取り巻く人々に焦点をあてて
  • アスリート ニ オケル アディクション ノ ジッタイ ト モンダイカ ニ エイキョウ スル ヨウイン ノ ケントウ : センシュ ト センシュ オ トリマク ヒトビト ニ ショウテン オ アテテ

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<p>A questionnaire-based survey focusing on alcohol consumption and gambling was conducted to elucidate the addictions of athletes and those around them, and obtain basic data needed to take steps to address them. The subjects were 4,674 athletes and associates such as staff members, and items included in the survey were basic attributes, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), status of alcohol consumption and gambling by the athletes’ associates, adolescent risk behavior orientation scale, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). Responses were obtained from 3,278 individuals (response rate, 70.1 %; 2,344 men and 932 women), including 2,729 athletes and 475 staff members. Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of problem drinking was increased by the presence of associates who drink, male gender, and associates who pushed the athletes to drink. The risk of a gambling problem was increased by the presence of an associate with gambling debt, being invited to gamble, gambling to obtain money, gambling for enjoyment, and gambling to escape from a gambling problem. The findings indicated a need for increased awareness on the part of all involved, including associates.</p>

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