Enhancing clean sport behaviour at school: evaluation of the effectiveness of positive education intervention program in Malaysian adolescent athletes
Introduction: Doping endangers athletes' health and degrades sports by substituting fair competition with an inflated perception of power. Young athletes are particularly prone to hazardous behaviours when lack a strong ethical grounding. This study provides a novel positive education interv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UniKL Royal College of Medicine Perak
2024
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115785/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115785/1/115785.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Doping endangers athletes' health and degrades sports by substituting fair
competition with an inflated perception of power. Young athletes are particularly prone to
hazardous behaviours when lack a strong ethical grounding. This study provides a novel
positive education intervention designed to encourage players to engage in clean sport
behaviour. With increased worries about doping and unethical behaviours, the intervention
focuses on fostering a culture of integrity, respect, and fair play, as well as promoting the value
of competition and anti-doping principles. Methodology: Using the PERMA Model
(Seligman, 2018), the intervention delivers training modules as a comic book series that
emphasises the dangers of doping and promotes clean sport ideals. The study involved 40
adolescent’s athletes from the Malaysian National Sport School and used a pre-test post-test
control group design. The intervention was administered to the experimental group, but not to
the control group. Results: The experimental group demonstrated a better comprehension of
anti-doping rules, more ethical decision-making abilities, and a greater dedication to clean
sport. In addition, compared to the control group, participants demonstrated improved attitudes
towards sport ideals and understanding of doping. Conclusions: The findings show that a
PERMA-based positive education intervention effectively promotes clean sport behaviour,
improves anti-doping awareness, and develops ethical decision-making among young athletes. |
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