High prevalence of harmful drinking habits and gambling among professional rugby players: mental health symptoms and lifestyle risks among New Zealand Super Rugby players—a cross-sectional survey
There is a higher prevalence of alcohol misuse and gambling, but lower reported rates of depression and anxiety symptoms in this cohort when compared with the general population.
Authors
- Mark Fulcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-1765)
- Theodore Dorfling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7927-7249)
Institutions
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (AU)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences (RS)
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002002
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00