The social-cognitive mechanisms regulating adolescents' use of doping substances

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-456

  Lucidi, Fabio ^a   Zelli, Arnaldo ^b   Mallia, Luca ^a   Grano, Caterina ^a   Russo, Paolo M ^c   Violani, Cristiano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Doping; Moral disengagement; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPING; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39449088449     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701579370     Document Type: Article

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