Determinants of the intention to use doping substances: An empirical contribution in a sample of Italian adolescents

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-148

  Lucidi, Fabio ^a,d   Grano, Caterina ^a   Leone, Luigi ^b   Lombardo, Caterina ^a   Pesce, Caterina ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Doping; Moral Disengagement; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242661820     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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