Naslov
Sport, Physical Activity and (Harmful) Alcohol Drinking in University Students During the First Year After COVID-19 Pandemic: Gender-Stratified Cross-Sectional Study

Autori
Drenjak, Jasna Lulić ; Užičanin, Edin ; Zenić, Nataša

Izvornik
Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism (2082-8799) 30 (2023), 2; 15-21

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
post-pandemic ; students ; physical activity ; participation in sport ; substance misus

Sažetak
Introduction. COVID-19 pandemic increased consumption of alcohol (including harmful drinking – HD), and decreased phys-ical activity levels (PAL) globally, but there is an evident lack of studies examining the problem in the post-pandemic period.This study aimed to evaluate gender-specific associations between sport participation and PAL (independent variables), andHD (dependent variable) among college/university students during the first post-pandemic year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Material and Methods. The participants were college/university students, aged 18 to 21 years (n = 788 ; 409 females) fromCroatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were tested on socio- demographic factors, HD (using the AUDIT scale), sport partic-ipation and PAL (using the IPAQ questionnaire). Analysis of variance, Chi square test, and t-test for independent samples wereused to evaluate differences, while logistic regression with dichotomized criterion (HD vs. non-harmful drinking – NHD) wascalculated to establish associations between independent and dependent variables. Results. T-test indicated significant differ-ences between HD and NHD in PAL (t-test = 2.16, p = 0.02), but only in males. Also, logistic regression indicated a significantcorrelation between PAL and HD in males (OR: 1.41, 95%CI: 1.11- 1.76), while no association was evidenced: (i) between sportparticipation and HD (in both males and females), and (ii) between PAL and HD (in females). Conclusions. Results indicat-ed that an overall increase in PAL could be helpful in decreasing HD among college/university students ; however, to evaluateit more specifically, prospective analyses are needeD

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Kineziologija

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