Long-term Outcomes of the ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise & Nutrition Alternatives) Program for Female High School Athletes

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are critical windows for establishing life-long behaviors. We assessed long-term outcomes of a prospective randomized harm reduction/health promotion program for female high school athletes. The intervention's immediate beneficial effects on diet pill use and...

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Published in:Journal of alcohol and drug education 2008-08, Vol.52 (2), p.73-92
Main Authors: Elliot, Diane L., Goldberg, Linn, Moe, Esther L., DeFrancesco, Carol A., Durham, Melissa B., McGinnis, Wendy, Lockwood, Chondra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcohol use
Athletes
Athletic directors
Behavior
Coaches & managers
Control Groups
Drinking
Drug Use
Eating Habits
Females
Harm reduction
Health behavior
Health Promotion
High School Graduates
High school sports
High School Students
High Schools
Intervention
Marijuana
Methods
Middle school students
Physical fitness
Prevention
Prevention programs
Risk factors
Secondary schools
Smoking
Sports training
Substance abuse
Teenage athletes
Young adults
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Summary:Adolescence and emerging adulthood are critical windows for establishing life-long behaviors. We assessed long-term outcomes of a prospective randomized harm reduction/health promotion program for female high school athletes. The intervention's immediate beneficial effects on diet pill use and unhealthy eating behaviors have been reported; however, tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use were not immediately altered (Elliot et al, 2004). One to three years following graduation, positive benefits in those domains became evident and intervention students reported significantly less lifetime use of cigarettes, marijuana, and alcohol Sport teams may be effective vehiclesfor gender-specific interventions to promote competency skills and deter harmful actions and those benefits may manifest when acquired abilities are applied in new environments following high school graduation.
ISSN:0090-1482
2162-4119