Determinants of the Intention to Use Performance-Enhancing Substances Among Portuguese Gym Users [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the intentions to use prohibited performance-enhancing substances (PES) and to test the Theory of Planned Behavior’s usefulness in predicting self-reported PES use in both genders. A convenience
Ana Sofia R. Tavares +7 more
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Automatic or Deliberate? Cerebral correlates of automatic associations towards performance enhancing substances [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 The direct assessment of explicit attitudes towards performance enhancing substances, for example Neuroenhancement or doping in sports can be affected by social desirability biases and cheating attempts.
Sebastian eSchindler, Wanja eWolff
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Use, Perceptions and Attitudes of Cognitive and Sports Performance Enhancing Substances Among University Students [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 The use of prohibited performance enhancing substances (PESs) is well-documented among athletes, and includes student athletes in institutions of higher learning.
Demitri Constantinou +2 more
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The use of performance-enhancing substances (doping) by athletes in Saudi Arabia
Journal of Family and Community Medicine, 2017 BACKGROUND: Data on doping violation in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Our aim was to investigate the Saudi experience of anti-doping and review all positive samples and adverse analytical findings (AAFs) of Saudi athletes.
Mohammed Al Ghobain
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Recreational Athletes’ Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances: Results from the First European Randomized Response Technique Survey [PDF]
Sports Medicine - Open, 2023 Background and Aim Measuring the prevalence of doping in recreational sport is difficult. However, to fit their initiatives, National Anti-Doping Organizations are interested in knowing the numbers, so their scarce resources are not wasted.
Ask Vest Christiansen +3 more
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Legal Performance-Enhancing Substances and Substance Use Problems Among Young Adults. [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2020 BACKGROUND: Legal performance-enhancing substance(s) (PES) (eg, creatine) are widely used among adolescent boys and young men; however, little is known about their temporal associations with substance use behaviors ...
Ganson KT +3 more
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Predicting the protein targets for athletic performance-enhancing substances. [PDF]
J Cheminform, 2013 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the Prohibited List, a manually compiled international standard of substances and methods prohibited in-competition, out-of-competition and in particular sports. It would be ideal to be able to identify all substances that have one or more performance-enhancing pharmacological actions in an automated, fast ...
Mavridis L, Mitchell JB.
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Performance-enhancing substances in sport: A scientometric review of 75 years of research. [PDF]
Drug Test AnalCarollo A +5 more
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Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2016 Performance-enhancing substances (PESs) are used commonly by children and adolescents in attempts to improve athletic performance. More recent data reveal that these same substances often are used for appearance-related reasons as well. PESs include both legal over-the-counter dietary supplements and illicit pharmacologic agents.
Michele LaBotz +13 more
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Substance use and meaning: transforming occupational participation and experience
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2022 Introduction: We draw on activity theory of concepts to examine ‘meaning of occupation’ and ‘substance use’ beyond preconceived notions of inherent positive or negative experiences.
Niki Kiepek +3 more
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