The Impact of Perceived Sleep, Mood and Alcohol Use on Verbal, Physical and Sexual Assault Experiences among Student Athletes and Student Non-Athletes

Jonathan Charest, Celyne H. Bastien, Jason G. Ellis, William D. S. Killgore and Michael A. Grandner
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Jonathan Charest: School of Psychology, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Celyne H. Bastien: School of Psychology, Laval University, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Jason G. Ellis: Department of Psychology, Northumbria University Newcastle, Sutherland Building, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
William D. S. Killgore: Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Michael A. Grandner: Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Previous research has shown that student athletes are more likely to be involved in a physical altercation or be a victim of verbal, physical and/or sexual abuse than student non-athletes, which can have long-lasting negative effects on mood, behavior and quality of life. In addition, among college students, sleep difficulties are ubiquitous and may deteriorate the unique life experience that university represents. The influences of poor sleep quality, mood and alcohol consumption related to these events are examined here between student athletes and student non-athletes. A series of hierarchical logistic regressions explored the relationship between verbal, physical and sexual assault risk factors. Results suggest that poor sleep, alcohol consumption and mood are all associated with exposure to a physical altercation or episode of abuse, irrespective of athlete status. Results also show that variables targeting self-reported difficulty sleeping and experiences of verbal, physical and sexual assault were positively associated. However, given the cross-sectional nature of the study, it is impossible to establish the direction of these relationships.

Keywords: sleep; student athletes; mental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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