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Health risk behaviors of adolescent participants in organized sports

Baumert, Paul W, Henderson, John M, Thompson, Nancy J·1998·Journal of Adolescent Health
DOI 10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00242-5
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Purpose To assess differences in health-related behaviors between athletes and nonathletes.Methods In Grades 9-12 in seven high schools during the 1991-1992 academic year, 7179 (82%) students were asked to complete a survey with six categories of health-related behaviors associated with adolescent morbidity and mortality. Of the 6849 students who completed the survey, 4036 (56%) were classified as athletes. Analyses of differences were controlled for age, race, and gender.Results Athletes and nonathletes differed in specific health-risk behaviors. Nonathletes were more likely than athletes ever to have smoked cigarettes (15% vs. 10%) or used marijuana (24% vs. 23%), and fewer ate breakfast daily (34% vs. 45%), never added salt to food (18% vs. 22%), consumed calcium (56% vs. 64%), or consumed fruit or vegetables (40% vs. 47%) daily. More nonathletes reported frequent feelings of hopelessness (15% vs. 10%) and rarely or never using seatbelts (24% vs. 20%), but more athletes reported exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph (39% vs. 35%) and riding bicycles (40% vs. 28%) and/or motorcycles (13% vs. 8%) without helmets. These differences were statistically significant.Conclusions Because of their behaviors, adolescent athletes put themselves at significant risk for accidental injuries. However, athletes appear less likely to smoke cigarettes or marijuana, more likely to engage in healthy dietary behaviors, and less likely to feel bored or hopeless.

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  1. 1989, Injury prevention, Am J Prev Med, 5, 1
  2. Hofferth SL, Hayes CD, eds. Panel of Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing, Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy, Commission of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and National Research Council. Risking the future: Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, and childbearing. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1987.
  3. 1991, Current tobacco use among high school students—United States, 1990, MMWR, 40, 617

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Authors
Baumert, P. W., Henderson, J. M., & Thompson, N. J.
Affiliations
  • Hughston Clinic (US)
  • Emory University (US)
ORCID
Thompson, Nancy J
Venue
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998-06
Volume
22
Issue
6
Pages
460-465
ISSN
1054-139X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00242-5
OpenAlex
W1999291294
Cited by
114
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 9
FWCI
30.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
youth athletes, health risk behaviors, organized sport, smoking, cannabis use, dietary habits, breakfast consumption, calcium intake, fruit and vegetable intake, seat belt use, speed limit violations, unintentional injuries, hopelessness, high school students
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Risk-Taking, Sports, Health Behavior

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