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Attitudes Toward Doping and Recreational Drug Use among French Elite Student-Athletes

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ID12082002
AuthorsPatrick Peretti-Watel (0000-0002-4675-0478, corresponding author), Patrick Peretti‐watel (corresponding author), Valérie Guagliardo, Pierre Verger (0000-0002-0339-0679), Patrick Mignon, Jacques Pruvost, Yolande Obadia
Year2004
Volume21
Issue1
Pages1-17
Publication date2004-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785
PublisherHuman Kinetics (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1123/ssj.21.1.1
OpenAlexW2134615787
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited13

This study examined attitudes toward doping among 458 French elite student-athletes (ESAs) ages 16–24, their correlates, and their relationship with cigarette, alcohol, and cannabis use. We found a consensus among ESAs concerning negative aspects of doping. A cluster analysis showed, however, that statements dealing with benefits of doping were endorsed by two significant minorities of respondents. These ESAs were more frequently older males with a lower parental academic achievement and no sporting history in their family. Recreational drug use depended on whether or not ESAs endorsed statements related to nonsporting benefits of doping. Using an analytical framework from the sociology of deviance, our findings suggest that athletes who dope themselves pursue legitimate goals with illegitimate means but justify their behavior with a legitimate rationale. Further research is needed on the nonrecreational use of recreational drugs

Athletes · Cannabis · Developmental psychology · Deviance (statistics · Drug · Drug prevention · Elite · Elite Athletes · Illicit drug · Physical therapy · Political science · Psychiatry · Recreation · Recreational Drug · Substance abuse · Clinical Psychology · Doping in Sports · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,43
Citation span2012 - 2024 (13)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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