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An Interactive Intervention Program to Promote Self-Regulation Processes in the Prevention of the Use of Doping in Sports High Schools

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ID16945519
AuthorsF Galli (0000-0002-4729-1031, Foro Italico University of Rome, corresponding author), Alice Chirico (0000-0001-9955-1926, Sapienza University of Rome), Roberto Codella (0000-0003-1608-1899, University of Milan), Thomas Zandonai (0000-0002-7606-9675, Sapienza University of Rome), Vindice Deplano (Sapienza University of Rome), A De Maria (0000-0001-8241-6891, Foro Italico University of Rome), Tommaso Palombi (0000-0001-7548-3949, Sapienza University of Rome), Daniel Gotti (0009-0008-3792-9645, University of Milan), Fabio Alivernini (0000-0002-8998-9374, Sapienza University of Rome), Luca Mallia (0000-0002-8194-8199, Foro Italico University of Rome), Arnaldo Zelli (0000-0003-4020-8159, Foro Italico University of Rome), Fabio Lucidi (0000-0003-2203-9566, Sapienza University of Rome)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue11
Pages2630-2641
Publication date2023-11-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ejihpe13110183
PMID37998073
OpenAlexW4388630425
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

The use of substances to improve sports performance is a widespread phenomenon among adolescents. Several anti-doping programs have been developed, mainly based on knowledge-based evidence. The main aim of the present study was to implement an anti-doping intervention in sports high school students, based on a psychological framework, such as Socio-Cognitive Theory, through the development of a Serious Game (SG), i.e., digital learning based on the game. The experimental design included an intervention group (n = 167; F = 37.7%; Meanage = 17.5 years; SD = 0.58) and a control group (n = 112; F = 42%; Meanage = 17.6; SD = 1). Both of the groups completed the same questionnaire on two different occasions (i.e., time 1 and time 2) for measuring doping intention, self-regulatory efficacy to resist social pressure for the use of substances, moral disengagement, and doping knowledge. Data were analyzed through repeated measures of Group X Time ANOVA, demonstrating some degree of efficacy of the intervention, in particular in terms of the decrease in doping intention and the strengthening of doping knowledge. Moreover, the study demonstrated that the score obtained during the implementation of the SG could partially represent a coherent measure of the participants’ beliefs regarding doping. These results could be considered a starting point for future research to better develop technological anti-doping interventions

Developmental psychology · Disengagement theory · Medical education · Physical therapy · Psychological intervention · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Doping in Sports · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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