Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model

We applied the strength-energy model of self-control to understand the relationship between self-control and young athletes’ behavioral responses to taking illegal performance-enhancing substances, or “doping.” Measures of trait self-control, attitude and intention toward doping, intention toward, a...

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Main Authors: Chan, Derwin, Lentillon-Kaestner, V., Dimmock, J., Donovan, Robert, Keatley, D., Hardcastle, Sarah, Hagger, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Human Kinetics 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6321
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author Chan, Derwin
Lentillon-Kaestner, V.
Dimmock, J.
Donovan, Robert
Keatley, D.
Hardcastle, Sarah
Hagger, Martin
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Lentillon-Kaestner, V.
Dimmock, J.
Donovan, Robert
Keatley, D.
Hardcastle, Sarah
Hagger, Martin
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description We applied the strength-energy model of self-control to understand the relationship between self-control and young athletes’ behavioral responses to taking illegal performance-enhancing substances, or “doping.” Measures of trait self-control, attitude and intention toward doping, intention toward, and adherence to, doping-avoidant behaviors, and the prevention of unintended doping behaviors were administered to 410 young Australian athletes. Participants also completed a “lollipop” decision-making protocol that simulated avoidance of unintended doping. Hierarchical linear multiple regression analyses revealed that self-control was negatively associated with doping attitude and intention, and positively associated with the intention and adherence to doping-avoidant behaviors, and refusal to take or eat the unfamiliar candy offered in the “lollipop” protocol. Consistent with the strength-energy model, athletes with low self-control were more likely to have heightened attitude and intention toward doping, and reduced intention, behavioral adherence, and awareness of doping avoidance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-63212017-09-13T15:53:52Z Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model Chan, Derwin Lentillon-Kaestner, V. Dimmock, J. Donovan, Robert Keatley, D. Hardcastle, Sarah Hagger, Martin sport medicine psychology physical performance We applied the strength-energy model of self-control to understand the relationship between self-control and young athletes’ behavioral responses to taking illegal performance-enhancing substances, or “doping.” Measures of trait self-control, attitude and intention toward doping, intention toward, and adherence to, doping-avoidant behaviors, and the prevention of unintended doping behaviors were administered to 410 young Australian athletes. Participants also completed a “lollipop” decision-making protocol that simulated avoidance of unintended doping. Hierarchical linear multiple regression analyses revealed that self-control was negatively associated with doping attitude and intention, and positively associated with the intention and adherence to doping-avoidant behaviors, and refusal to take or eat the unfamiliar candy offered in the “lollipop” protocol. Consistent with the strength-energy model, athletes with low self-control were more likely to have heightened attitude and intention toward doping, and reduced intention, behavioral adherence, and awareness of doping avoidance. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6321 10.1123/jsep.2014-0250 Human Kinetics fulltext
spellingShingle sport medicine
psychology
physical performance
Chan, Derwin
Lentillon-Kaestner, V.
Dimmock, J.
Donovan, Robert
Keatley, D.
Hardcastle, Sarah
Hagger, Martin
Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model
title Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model
title_full Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model
title_fullStr Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model
title_full_unstemmed Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model
title_short Self-Control, Self-Regulation, and Doping in Sport: A Test of the Strength-Energy Model
title_sort self-control, self-regulation, and doping in sport: a test of the strength-energy model
topic sport medicine
psychology
physical performance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6321