Doping in sport is a well-known phenomenon that has been studied mainly from a
biomedical point of view, even though psychosocial approaches are also key factors in the …

Objectives There has been considerable inconsistency and confusion in the definition of
elite/expert athletes in sport psychology research, which has implications for studies …

Doping use is an important issue in both competitive and non‐competitive sports, and poses
potentially irreversible health consequences to users. Scholars increasingly call for theory …

Background. As doping can damage the sports industry, it is fundamental for athletes to
engage in the anti-doping education programs and understand the anti-doping rules. The …

Objective To explore the protective factors against performance enhancing drug (PED) use
in sport. Design Ten competitive athletes (M= 5, F= 5) representing five different sports (field …

Aim This study aims to examine the circumstances which athletes say affect their
(hypothetical) considerations of whether to dope or not and explore the differences between …

Objectives This study examined the modal salient behavioral, normative, and control beliefs
within the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in the context of anti-doping in sport. We tested …

Education is a fundamental pillar of anti-doping. With the International Standard for
Education (ISE) coming into effect in 2021, understanding the status quo of anti-doping …

To enable preventive measures to be designed, it is important to identify modifiable distal
and proximal factors underlying doping behavior. This study investigated aspects of the …

This study investigated psychosocial processes associated with avoidance of health-and
morality-based deterrents to performance-enhancing drug (PED) use. In-depth semi …