Attachment and alcohol use amongst athletes: the mediating role of conscientiousness and alexithymia.
OBJECTIVE
The present study aims to explore the mediating effects of conscientiousness and alexithymia in the relationship between parental attachment style and alcohol use in a large sample of athletic young people.


METHOD
Participants included 434 French sport sciences students. Alcohol use, parental attachment style, conscientiousness and alexithymia were assessed. The hypotheses were tested by using regression and bootstrapping mediation analyses.


RESULTS
Maternal insecure attachment style is positively associated with alcohol use. The current study highlights a multiple pathway in this relationship. The results reveal the mediating effect of low conscientiousness and alexithymia between maternal insecure attachment and alcohol use.


CONCLUSION
Athletes' alcohol use seems to be the result of a complex association of underlying psychological factors.
['Andres|Fanny|F|', 'Castanier|Carole|C|', 'Le Scanff|Christine|C|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D000342:Affective Symptoms D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders D056352:Athletes D016241:Child of Impaired Parents D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D009034:Mother-Child Relations D015999:Multivariate Analysis D009769:Object Attachment D010379:Peer Group D057566:Self Report D013334:Students D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D055815:Young Adult
Alcohol Athletes Mediation Conscientiousness Alexithymia Attachment styles