TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL USAGE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PARTICIPATING SPORTS: IT’S ASSOCIATION WITH SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND SPORT MOTIVATION

R.Timuçin GENÇER ¹

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of alcohol and cigarette usage with sport participation and sport motivation among university students participating in sport and physical activities. The Sport Motivation Scale (Pelletier et. al., 1999) and a questionaire to determine sport participation level, alcohol and cigarette usage, and demographics were used in the study. In addition to the Sport Motivation Scale (Pelletier et. al., 1999), a questionaire was applied to determine sport participation level and, alcohol and cigarette usage were used in the study. As a result it is determined that; the level of alcohol consumption is more common in male students; the level of cigarette consumption decreases as the participation level in sports increases; there is no significant differance between the alcohol consumption behaviour and the participation level of sports and physical activities, but when the females’ participation level in sports increases, their level of alc

Keywords
alcohol and cigarette use, university students, sport participation, sport motivation, -,