RT Article
T1 Can We Consider Religiousness as a Protective Factor Against Doping Behavior in Sport?
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 48
IS 4
SP 445
OP 445
A1 Rodek, Jelena
A1 Pasalic, Emir
A1 Sekulic, Damir
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2009
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668845725
AB Religiousness is rarely studied in relation to doping behaviors in sport. In this study, we sampled 27 weightlifting/powerlifting athletes from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Using the originally developed questionnaire and by means of Spearman's correlation, we interpreted data and discussed relationships between (a) social, religious, sport, and educational factors, and (b) substance use criteria, including cigarettes, alcohol, analgesics, nutritional supplementation, and doping behaviors. In conclusion, we found (1) that religiousness can be considered as a potential protective factor against doping, but also (2) that religious subjects tend to deny and underestimate the doping behaviors in their sport. Both of these findings should be extensively studied in future investigations.
K1 Ethnic Diversity
K1 Islam
K1 Parenthood
K1 Religiosity
K1 Substance Use
DO 10.1007/s10943-008-9207-9