Attitudes Towards Doping among Sport Sciences Students

Puchades, Martí; Molina, Pere

doi:10.5672/apunts.2014-0983.es.(2020/2).140.01

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“…Although it has been suggested that universities with degrees in physical education and sports sciences need to partner with anti-doping agencies to increase the anti-doping knowledge of their students [ 25 ], the inclusion of an anti-doping subject (compulsory and with at least 60 h of duration) within the syllabus of the degree may be the best approach to obtain sports practitioners with enough knowledge and skills to effectively fight against doping. This is especially important for university students of sports sciences in Spain, as 23.6% of them may be willing to use banned substances and methods to increase their economic revenues as athletes [ 28 ].…”

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Anti-Doping Knowledge of Students Undertaking Bachelor’s Degrees in Sports Sciences in Spain

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In Spain, students pursuing a career in athletic training, physical education, or scientific evaluation of sports enroll in a bachelor’s degree in sports sciences. This degree provides knowledge and skills in a broad array of sports settings and promotes research-based interdisciplinary knowledge. However, the student’s syllabus rarely includes specific academic training on anti-doping regulations or doping prevention. The purpose of this study was to assess the anti-doping knowledge of the students undertaking a bachelor’s degree in sports sciences in Spanish universities. One thousand two hundred and thirty-three bachelor students in sport science (907 males, 322 females, and 4 participants with non-binary sex) from 26 Spanish universities completed a validated questionnaire about general anti-doping knowledge. The questionnaire is an adapted version of the Play True Quiz of the World Anti-Doping Agency and contains 37 multiple-choice questions. The score obtained in the questionnaire was transformed into a 0–100-point scale. The questionnaire was distributed among students within each university by a faculty member and it was filled out online. Students obtained a score of 65.8 ± 10.10 points (range = 32–92 points). There was an effect of the course in the score obtained (p < 0.001). Students of the first course (63.6 ± 9.5 points) had lower scores than the remaining courses (p < 0.037) while the students of the fourth course obtained the highest scores (68.7 ± 9.5 points; p < 0.019). The students with an itinerary on sports performance were the respondents with the highest anti-doping knowledge (67.2 ± 10.2) points, followed by the students with an itinerary on health (66.7 ± 9.5 points). The knowledge of basic anti-doping rules and doping prevention strategies of the bachelor students in sports sciences in Spain was suboptimal. Increasing doping prevention information in the syllabus of the bachelor’s degree in sports sciences is essential as these future professionals will directly work with populations at risk of doping.

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“…A few years later, Takahashi et al [ 35 ] found 20% support for doping among Japanese students. In Spain, results from two studies both showed strong opposition to doping among students [ 36 ], with only 5.75% of respondents in one survey supporting doping legalization [ 37 ]. If knowledge about doping attitudes among PASS students is scarce, education is apparently absent.…”

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Study of an Anti-Doping Education Program in Spanish Sports Sciences Students

García-Martí

Ospina-Betancurt

Asensio-Castañeda

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Doping continues to be one of the biggest risks to the credibility of elite sports, and its practice remains widespread among athletes despite improved controls. Athletes’ support personnel could be key to preventing doping behavior. In this sense, anti-doping education for this population appears as a possible strategy to reduce doping behaviors in elite sport, but these programs must be evaluated and designed based on scientific evidence. The aim of this research is to explore the impact of an anti-doping education program about substances perceived efficacy, ill-health short- and long-term effects, and the morality of doping substance use in Spanish sports sciences students. Method: A total of 145 students of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (PASS) from different Spanish universities who took an online anti-doping educational course of the Spanish Anti-Doping Commission (CELAD) answered a questionnaire on their perceptions about doping before, after, and four months later. Results: The results show that the course reduced students’ ignorance about the effects of substances on performance and health and increased their moral judgment and feelings against doping. Discussion: The results are in line with previous research that showed that the moral stance against doping can be improved through educational programs. Conclusion: Online educational interventions can be effective in reducing doping behavior, so their future implementation among ASP can be an effective strategy to reduce doping behavior.

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“…Not only modern testing tools and financial resources for athletes, but also public support, are important in the fight against doping. Research with adults shows that most of them are against doping in sport [ 41 , 42 ]. Longitudinal observations have also shown that people, like athletes, tend to see doping in sport as a more serious problem [ 41 ].…”

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Moral Identity and Attitudes towards Doping in Sport: Whether Perception of Fair Play Matters

Šukys

Tilindienė

Majauskienė

et al. 2021

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Research evidence suggests that athletes’ attitudes towards banned substances are among the strongest predictors of intention to use or actual practice of doping. Previous research has found that personal morality was negatively related to doping attitudes. However, less is known about the role of athletes’ perceptions of fair play on their attitudes towards doping. First, we examined whether moral identity was associated with athletes’ attitudes towards doping and whether their perceptions of fair play mediated this relationship. The second purpose was to determine whether these associations differed among non-athletes. Overall, 365 university students (49.9% males, 55.3% athletes) participated in this study (mean age 22.02, SD = 6.58). They completed questionnaires measuring the aforementioned variables. The results showed that athletes’ moral identity and endorsement of fair play were negatively associated with their attitudes towards doping. The mediation analyses showed that the effect of moral identity on attitudes towards doping was partially mediated by perceptions of fair play (indirect effect, β = −0.10, p < 0.05). Unlike student athletes, non-athletes’ moral identity negatively predicted attitudes towards doping only indirectly, via fair play perception (indirect effect, β = −0.08, p < 0.05). The study provides insights into how a person’s morality and perception of moral values in sport may act as factors related to doping in sport. The practical implications for the promotion of anti-doping attitudes for athletes and separately for student non-athletes were provided together with future research perspectives.

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Attitudes Towards Doping among Sport Sciences Students

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Anti-Doping Knowledge of Students Undertaking Bachelor’s Degrees in Sports Sciences in Spain

Anti-Doping Knowledge of Students Undertaking Bachelor’s Degrees in Sports Sciences in Spain

Study of an Anti-Doping Education Program in Spanish Sports Sciences Students

Moral Identity and Attitudes towards Doping in Sport: Whether Perception of Fair Play Matters

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