Intrasexual competition as a potential influence on anabolic-androgenic steroid use initiation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc Harris (0000-0001-6422-2292, Cardiff Metropolitan University), Michael Dunn (0000-0001-7457-3344, Cardiff Metropolitan University), Michael J Dunn (0000-0003-4633-5466), Tina Alwyn (Cardiff Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1210-1220 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105317692145 |
| PMID | 28810407 |
| OpenAlex | W2588538163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
An estimated 293,000 people living in the United Kingdom have used anabolic-androgenic steroids. However, there is currently no intervention to reduce usage available in practice or academic circulation throughout the United Kingdom. This study aimed to test a novel hypothesis that increased levels of intrasexual competition may play an important influential role in the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Significantly higher levels of intrasexual competition were evident in users compared to non-users but only in the novice group (0-2 years of experience). The research provides evidence for intrasexual competition potentially influencing anabolic-androgenic steroid use but only during the initial stages of usage
Anabolic steroid · Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids · Anabolism · Androgen · Biology · Competition (biology · Hormone · Sexual selection · Steroid use · Testosterone (patch · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Differentiation and Disorders · Ecology · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine
Sexual selection and the descent of man, 1871-1971.
Body image in boys
Muscle Dysmorphia
Competitiveness, risk taking, and violence
Perceived mate availability influences intrasexual competition, jealousy and mate-guarding behavior
Individual differences in intrasexual competition
The evolution of human intrasexual competition
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and other Adolescent Problem Behaviors
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |