Objectives The purpose of this review was to synthesise contemporary research on
competitive sport motivation (1995–2016) with a view to identifying trends and gaps in …

Motivation is widely-researched, in both sport psychology and other fields. As rigorous
measurement is essential to understanding this latent construct, a critical appraisal of …

Sažetak Achievement goal theory (AGT) is a dominant theoretical framework. The purposes
of this review were (1) to provide a summary of the task and ego goal orientations literature …

Recent theory and research suggest that perfectionism is a personal factor contributing to
athletes' vulnerability to doping (using banned substances/drugs to enhance sporting …

Introduction: Even though the concept of doping in sport first penetrated the broader public
consciousness on a global scale nearly three decades ago, the social sciences have been …

Background Although performance-enhancing drugs appear to be prevalent in adolescent
sports, relatively little attention has been paid to why adolescent athletes decide to use these …

Objectives The phenomenon of doping is rarely researched in Paralympic sport, especially
from the coach perspective. This study responds directly to this gap in research by exploring …

Background The creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency in 1999 and the first
implementation of the Anti-Doping Code in 2004 established institutional and legal level …

The present study investigated athletes' and coaches' beliefs about the role of athletes'
entourage in deterring or promoting doping. Competitive athletes and coaches in Greece …

Objectives This study characterised mental health, motivation, and their interrelations among
38 elite student-athletes over a 13-week season, while monitoring and considering the …