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dc.contributor.authorMoston, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSkinner, James
dc.contributor.authorEngelberg, Associate Professor Terry
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:57:46Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:57:46Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2014-08-15T01:55:27Z
dc.identifier.issn17430437
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03031853.2011.625277
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/46137
dc.description.abstractIn the last few years, a large number of cases have come to light in which celebrated individuals, and even whole teams, have been found to have used either banned performance enhancing or 'recreational' drugs. There are two very different perspectives on this issue. On the one hand, some see the use of banned drugs as a threat to sport, whereas on the other hand, the use of performance enhancing drugs is actually lauded as a way of energizing flagging public interest in sport. This study is the first survey of Australian popular opinion on the incidence and seriousness of drug use in sport. Data were collected via telephone interviews featuring a nationally representative sample of 2520 participants. Results showed that the public believe that a quarter of athletes use banned performance-enhancing drugs, and a third use banned recreational drugs. The sport most commonly identified as one where performanceenhancing drug use is common was athletics (Australian Football League for recreational drugs). The public were strongly opposed to all forms of drug use in sport, yet opinion was divided as to whether anti-doping investigations should be handled by the police. Results are discussed in light of the efforts of anti-doping agencies to enforce rules and procedures that the public may not fully comprehend.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent360258 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom64
dc.relation.ispartofpageto77
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSport in Society
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode159999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1608
dc.titlePerceived incidence of drug use in Australian sport: A survey of public opinion
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Sport in Society, Vol. 15(1), 2012, pp. 64-77. Sport in Society is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com with the open URL of your article.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorSkinner, James
gro.griffith.authorEngelberg, Associate Professor Terry PT.


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