SPORTS FAN BINGE DRINKING: AN EXAMINATION USING LOW SELF-CONTROL AND PEER ASSOCIATION |
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| Authors: | George E Higgins Richard Tewksbury Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Justice Administration , University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky, USA gehigg01@gwise.louisville.edu;3. Department of Justice Administration , University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky, USA;4. Department of Sociology , University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida, USA |
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| Abstract: | Research has shown a connection between being a college sports fan and binge drinking; however, no research uses criminological theories when examining this connection. The purpose of the present study is to examine the ability of self-control and differential association theories to determine whether the relationship between college sports fans and binge drinking is individual or group situated. Using self-report data from (n = 693) college students from four southern universities, the results show that the connection between being a college sports fan and binge drinking can be accounted for by both low self-control and differential association. These results are discussed and policy implications are presented. |
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