TY - JOUR
PY - 2020//
TI - The effects of the iPlayClean education programme on doping attitudes and susceptibility to use banned substances among high-level adolescent athletes from the UK: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
JO - International journal on drug policy
A1 - Thompson, Mark A.
A1 - Morley, David
A1 - Nicholls, Adam R.
A1 - Huang, Chao
A1 - Abt, Grant
A1 - Rothwell, Martyn
A1 - Cope, Edward
A1 - Ntoumanis, Nikos
SP - e102820
EP - e102820
VL - 82
IS -
N2 - Background This study examined the effects of the iPlayClean anti-doping intervention on attitudes towards doping and susceptibility, and whether delivery mode affected the results.
METHODS A total of 1081 high-level UK athletes (14-18 years old, 904 males, 177 females) were cluster-randomised to the control (11 teams/organisations/schools, 314 athletes), face-to-face group presentation (8 teams/organisations/schools, 254 athletes), online (11 teams/organisations/schools, 251 athletes), or face-to-face presentation with online access (5 teams/organisations/schools, 262 athletes).
RESULTS Compared to the control group, all modes of the iPlayClean anti-doping education programme reduced favourable attitudes towards doping immediately after the intervention, which was sustained across all intervention groups 8 weeks later. All delivery modes impacted doping susceptibility immediately after the intervention, in comparison to the control group, but the effects were only sustained for the face-to-face presentation group.
CONCLUSION Contrary to findings within previous anti-doping interventions, we have shown that doping attitudes can be changed and that the results can be sustained across all modes of delivery, 8 weeks later. Research is required to assess for how long these changes are sustained, and how often anti-doping education should be delivered to high-level athletes to reinforce clean play values. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0955-3959
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102820
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