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Journal Article

Citation

Halliburton AE, Fritz MS. Int. J. Adolesc. Youth 2018; 23(3): 269-280.

Affiliation

Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, A B Academic Publishers)

DOI

10.1080/02673843.2017.1344928

PMID

30270959

PMCID

PMC6156000

Abstract

The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is problematic for youth because of negative effects such as reduced fertility, increased aggression and exposure to toxic chemicals. An effective programme for addressing this problem is Adolescents Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS). This secondary analysis expands prior research by identifying prominent mechanisms of change and highlighting key longitudinal processes that contributed to the success of ATLAS. The current sample consists of high-school American football players (N = 1.068; Mage = 15.25) who began ATLAS in grades nine through eleven and participated in booster sessions for two years post-baseline. Knowledge of AAS effects, belief in media ads, reasons not to use AAS, perceived severity of and susceptibility to AAS effects and ability to resist drug offers were critical mediators of the relations between ATLAS and outcomes. Modern applications of the ATLAS programme are also discussed.


Language: en

Keywords

Steroids; adolescents; health behaviour; mediation; prevention

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