Moral disengagement and associated processes in performance-enhancing drug use: a national qualitative investigation

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 836-844

  Boardley, Ian D ^a   Grix, Jonathan ^a   Dewar, Andrew James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deductive reasoning; doping; morality; psychosocial processes

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; DOPING; FAMILY RELATION; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DISPLACEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPING IN SPORTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; RATIONALIZATION; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897671653     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.862842     Document Type: Article

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