Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of technical staff towards doping in Spanish football
| Autor: | Jaime Morente-Sánchez, Mikel Zabala |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Doping in Sports
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Physical Education and Training business.industry Applied psychology Exploratory research Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Attitude scale Football Technical support Spain Surveys and Questionnaires Soccer Agency (sociology) Elite Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Permissive business Health Education Social psychology Meaning (linguistics) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sports Sciences. 33:1267-1275 |
| ISSN: | 1466-447X 0264-0414 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2014.999699 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to understand the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge among technical staff members of Spanish football teams regarding doping. The sample was drawn from 88 football teams that ranged from elite to under-18 categories. The 237 stakeholders (34.45 ± 8.59 years) were categorised as follows: coaches (COA) (n = 101), physical trainers (PT) (n = 68) and rest of technical staff (RTS) (n = 68). The descriptive exploratory design used an instrument that combined a validated questionnaire (Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale; PEAS) with specific, qualitative open-ended questions. The overall mean score from the PEAS (range, 17-102, with higher scores representing more permissive attitudes towards doping) was 31.64 ± 10.77; for COA, 31.91 ± 11.42; for PT, 31.28 ± 9.44; and for RTS, 31.58 ± 11.18. Regarding participants' knowledge and beliefs, most respondents (57.6%) did not know the meaning of WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency); 84.9% did not know the prohibited list; and 39.2% had used/recommended supplements. In addition, 87.2% recognised "differential treatment of doping among sports," with cycling considered most affected (62.6%) and team sports least (27.2%, with football at 15%). The dangerous lack of knowledge highlights the necessity for anti-doping education and prevention programs for all football stakeholders, not just athletes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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