Is abstinence an alternative? Predicting adolescent athletes' intentions to use performance enhancing substances

被引：19

作者：

Dodge, Tonya ^{[1
]}

Jaccard, James J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] George Washington Univ, Dept Psychol, Washington, DC 20052 USA

[2] Florida Int Univ, Dept Psychol, Miami, FL 33199 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 13卷 / 05期

关键词：

abstinence; attitudes; performance enhancing substances; steroids;

D O I：

10.1177/1359105307082460

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The present study incorporated the behavioral alternative of abstinence into the Theory of Reasoned Action to test whether abstinence contributed to the prediction of intentions to use performance enhancing substances (PES). Adolescent athletes (N = 241) completed a questionnaire about the use of legal and illegal PES. Approximately 2.5 percent of adolescents reported having tried an illegal PES and 17 percent reported having tried a legal PES. Results showed that attitudes and norms associated with abstinence contribute to the prediction of behavioral intentions over and above that of attitudes and norms associated with using both legal and illegal PES.

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页码：703 / 711

页数：9