A Comparison of Health Risk Behavior in Adolescent Users of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids, by Gender and Athlete Status

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21100768
AutoresKathleen E Miller (0000-0002-9561-9572, autor de correspondencia), Grace M Barnes (0000-0003-0153-5376), Don Sabo, Merrill J Melnick, Michael P Farrell, Michael Farrell (0000-0002-0634-9719)
Año2002
Volumen19
Número4
Páginas385-402
Fecha de publicación2002-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785
EditorialHuman Kinetics (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1123/ssj.19.4.385
OpenAlexW112074544
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas4

Contrary to popular assumption, adolescent anabolic-androgenic steroid use is not limited to serious male athletes. This paper examines the relationships among gender, athletic participation, and health-related problem behaviors among adolescent steroid users. Regression analyses were performed on a nationally representative sample of over 16,000 high school students (the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey), of whom nearly 500 had used steroids. Compared to nonusers, steroid users were significantly more likely to report substance use, suicidal behavior, and sexual risk-taking; however, patterns of risk behavior varied by the user’s athletic status and gender. After controlling for age, race, ethnicity, and parental education, both athletic participation and female gender were negatively associated with most risk behaviors among users of anabolic steroids

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids · Anabolism · Athletes · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Physical therapy · Poison control · Steroid use · Substance use · Youth Risk Behavior Survey · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Doping in Sports · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Psychology · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine