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- Title
CAN WE CONSIDER SPORT AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR AGAINST SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN ADOLESCENCE?
- Authors
Sekulic, Damir; Zenic, Nataša
- Abstract
Substance use and misuse (SUM), which includes the consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, the consumption of drugs and other behaviours, is a significant public health issue in the world today. In addition to being a serious, health-threatening behaviour, SUM is often associated with detrimental consequences and creates certain difficulties for not only the individuals who misuse the substances but also their parents, families, school, peers, and society as a whole. Physical activity and sports (PA&S) helps to reduce the risk of a number of critical health problems, including obesity, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis. In addition, participation in PA&S by young people (i.e. adolescents) has been shown to promote their social well-being, physical and mental health, academic achievement, self-discipline, and socialisation. It is often uncritically hypothesised that participation in PA&S will reduce the tendency of adolescents to abuse substances. However, the literature to date has not consistently validated the perception that PA&S are factors which can buffer SUM. In this paper, we present data from our studies which examined the associations between PA&S and adolescent SUM. Special attention is paid to the cultural, traditional and social value of sport in countries and societies from where the samples of participants were drawn. Further, individual and team (competitive) sports are differentially evaluated with regard to their effect on SUM. Finally, proposals for future research are noted.
- Subjects
BOSNIA &; Herzegovina; CROATIA; SUBSTANCE abuse prevention; SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors; CONFIDENCE intervals; ALCOHOL drinking; PARENT-child relationships; RELIGION; STATISTICAL sampling; SEX distribution; SMOKING; SPORTS; SUBSTANCE abuse; T-test (Statistics); TEENAGERS' conduct of life; TEAM sports; PHYSICAL activity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Kinesiologia Slovenica, 2014, Vol 20, Issue 3, p47
- ISSN
1318-2269
- Publication type
Article