Effectiveness of a school-based doping prevention programme in Spanish adolescents

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of a school-based programme to improve knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about doping. 540 adolescents (aged 12-13 years old, 50% boys) took part, from eight Spanish schools. Three hundred and thirteen of these were in the experimental group and...

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Published in:Journal of human sport and exercise 2019-01, Vol.14 (4), p.813-820
Main Authors: Álvarez Medina, Javier, Manonelles Marqueta, Pedro, Grao-Cruces, Alberto, Oliete Blanco, Enrique, Murillo Lorente, Víctor, Nuviala Nuviala, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
drugs
harmful substances
school
sport
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Summary:The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of a school-based programme to improve knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about doping. 540 adolescents (aged 12-13 years old, 50% boys) took part, from eight Spanish schools. Three hundred and thirteen of these were in the experimental group and the rest formed a control group. Six sessions were held, based on international recommendations, during the Physical Education classes, and were assessed with the Questionnaire on the Anti-doping Intervention programme. The principal results showed that the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about doping improved in the experimental group compared to the control group, for the whole of the questionnaire (p
ISSN:1988-5202
1988-5202
DOI:10.14198/jhse.2019.144.10