Predictors of doping intentions in elite-level athletes: A social cognition approach

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 694-710

  Lazuras, Lambros ^a   Barkoukis, Vassileios ^b   Rodafinos, Angelos ^a   Tzorbatzoudis, Haralambos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mediation effect; Normative influence; PED use in sports; Performance enhancing drugs; Situational temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049307033     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.32.5.694     Document Type: Article

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