A qualitative analysis of motivations for anabolic androgenic steroid use among non-competitive bodybuilders in the Czech Republic

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11410/19:10413115

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2019.01082" target="_blank" >10.7752/jpes.2019.01082</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A qualitative analysis of motivations for anabolic androgenic steroid use among non-competitive bodybuilders in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Antidoping researches are focused especially on organised sports. The question of doping in gyms is rather specific resulting in some non-competitive athletes abusing certain drugs. The present quantitative study focuses on evaluating the motivations behind the first and the following anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse which may however also have an impact on the athletes ceasing to abuse AAS. The respondents under evaluation were 14 non-competitive bodybuilders who have admitted using AAS. They were male from three gyms in the Usti Region in Czech Republic. The study revealed that the major motivations behind the first use of AAS include the need to be admired and/or respected dissatisfaction with one&apos;s body impatience in training curiosity excitements and other external factors. Such other factors were likewise stated in motivations leading to further use of these substances. They include positive changes in body structure an increase in self-confidence increased interest on the part of other people but also a temporary decrease in muscle mass in physical strength as well as a subjective feeling of a decreasing &quot;firmness of the body&quot;. Possible reasons for a potential discontinuation of AAS use include fear of health risks of being revealed and the high financial costs.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Physical Education and Sport

ISSN

2247-8051

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

RO - ROMANIA

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

560-566

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85066033115