- Title
- Predicting young adults’ intentions and involvement in alcohol-influenced aquatic activity
- Creator
- Calverley, Hannah; Petrass, Lauren; Blitvich, Jennifer
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/188497
- Identifier
- vital:17261
- Identifier
-
https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.13.03.06
- Identifier
- ISSN:1932-9997 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Globally, alcohol consumption is a public health issue and a risk factor for drownings among young adults. While studies have identified a prominence of alcohol in youth drownings, little is known about the factors that influence young adults’ involvement in alcohol-influenced aquatic activity. The current study aimed to identify the predictors of young adults’ intention to participate, and past participation, in alcohol-influenced aquatic activity. A reliable and valid survey, informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, was distributed to young adults (aged 18-24 years) educated in the UK and Australia. Cumulative odds ordinal logistic regressions with proportional odds were conducted to establish predictors. Overall, 182 participants completed the survey. Subjective norms (Wald
- Publisher
- Bowling Green State University
- Relation
- International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education Vol. 13, no. 3 (2021), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2021, Bowling Green State University
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 4206 Public health; Alcohol; Drowning prevention; Youth
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This work was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend and RTP Fee-Offset Scholarship through Federation University Australia.
- Hits: 1082
- Visitors: 1120
- Downloads: 51
| Thumbnail | File | Description | Size | Format | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Details Download | SOURCE1 | Published version | 421 KB | Adobe Acrobat PDF | View Details Download |