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Performance-enhancing substance use in university students: motives, attitudes, and differences in normative beliefs (2017)
Auteur(s) :
BLANK, C. ;
BRUNNER, J. ;
KREISCHE, B. ;
LAZZERI, M. ;
SCHOBERSBERGER, W. ;
KOPP, M.
Année :
2017
Page(s) :
324-330
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
AUTRICHE
Thésaurus mots-clés
MILIEU ETUDIANT
;
JEUNE
;
STIMULANTS
;
PERFORMANCE
;
SPORT
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
CROYANCE
;
MOTIVATION
;
ATTITUDE
;
ALCOOL
;
PREVALENCE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
Résumé :
Research investigating the use of performance-enhancing substances (PES) in recreational sports is underrepresented. Studies examining this specific group are needed to elucidate prevalence of use, and to define factors that motivate or predict use. The aim of the current research was to evaluate the motives, attitudes, and beliefs of legal, recreational, and prohibited substance use in university students. In a cross-sectional approach, an online questionnaire was answered by 571 university students (mean age 23.7 years, SD 4.9; 49.7% female; 52.7% members of a sports club; 34.9% actively participated in competitions), who were physically active at least 3 hours per week in at least one kind if sport. Of the individuals polled, 24.9% used legal nutritional supplements and 9.4% used prohibited performance-enhancing substances (PPES) as defined by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Users displayed lower compliance to social norms. The most common motives cited were staying awake and enhancing physical performance. Some of the motives for using PES in recreational sports seem to be similar to those in professional sports, whereas others may be unique to the learning environment. Normative beliefs may have an equally important influence on consumption of PES in the recreational sport and cognitive enhancement setting, similar to the professional sports setting.
Affiliation :
Department for Psychology and Medical Sciences, Institute for Sports Medicine, Alpine Medicine & Health Tourism, UMIT, Hall in Tirol, Austria
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