Athletes with obsessive passion for their sports are more likely to be lenient towards the use of performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs, revealed a new study.
Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs Far More Prevalent Than Originally Thought
The Endocrine Society has come out with a new statement on the prevalence and medical consequences of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
The Endocrine Society has come out with a new statement on the prevalence and medical consequences of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
‘Athletes with obsessive passion for their sports are more likely to be lenient towards the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), while athletes who reported higher harmonious passion held more conservative attitudes towards them.’
"Passion is often associated with positive words, such as love and dedication, but research suggests that it can control us as well," said lead author Wade Wilson, lecturer at University of Waterloo in Canada. As part of the research, published in the Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, nearly 600 male and female athletes from different Ontario universities completed a series of surveys.
Wilson said, "We found that regardless of gender, athletes who reported higher obsessive passion indicated more lenient attitudes towards PEDs, while athletes who reported higher harmonious passion held more conservative attitudes towards them. These results suggest that the closer an activity or sport is linked to our identity, there is an increased possibility we might do anything to maintain that identity."
Sensitivity to Performance-Enhancing Drugs is a Thousand Times More With New Method
The doctors and scientists were waging a battle behind the scenes of last month's winter Olympics to make sure no one had an unfair advantage from banned performance-enhancing drugs.
The doctors and scientists were waging a battle behind the scenes of last month's winter Olympics to make sure no one had an unfair advantage from banned performance-enhancing drugs.
Athletes Undergoing Training in Alps to See If Altitude can Boost Performance
Researchers have taken to France's Mont Blanc to see whether the body's production of RBCs at high altitudes has similar effects in athletes to doping agents.
Researchers have taken to France's Mont Blanc to see whether the body's production of RBCs at high altitudes has similar effects in athletes to doping agents.
Media Portray Female Athletes Inferior to Their Male Counterparts
American female athletes still need to face the gender biasness as men still manages to gain all the attention in this sport in US, reveals a new study.
American female athletes still need to face the gender biasness as men still manages to gain all the attention in this sport in US, reveals a new study.
