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Linking Coach Interpersonal Style With Athlete Doping Intentions and Doping Use: A Prospective Study
Nikos Ntoumanis1, Vassilis Barkoukis2, Daniel F Gucciardi1
11 Curtin University.
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
|September 12, 2017
Summary
Controlling coaching behaviors foster athlete frustration, leading to doping intentions and use. Interventions should focus on improving coaching styles to prevent doping in sports.
Area of Science:
- Sport Psychology
- Doping Prevention
- Moral Development
Background:
- Athletes' motivation, morality, and doping are interconnected.
- Understanding the pathways influencing doping is crucial for prevention.
- Existing research needs a unified, theory-based model.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test a prospective model linking motivational, moral, and doping variables.
- To identify how contextual and personal factors influence doping behavior.
- To examine the role of moral disengagement in athlete doping.
Main Methods:
- Prospective longitudinal study design.
- Survey methodology with 257 Greek athletes.
- Questionnaires assessed motivation, moral attitudes, and doping intentions/use.
Main Results:
- Controlling coaching behaviors predicted athlete need frustration.
- Need frustration predicted lower moral functioning and increased doping intentions/use.
- The social environment significantly impacts athletes' doping decisions.
Conclusions:
- Coaching interpersonal style is a key factor in doping.
- Interventions targeting coaching behaviors can reduce doping.
- Addressing need frustration is vital for promoting moral functioning in athletes.
Keywords:
coach behaviorscross-culturaldoping behaviormoral attitudesmoral disengagementpsychological needsself-determination theoryMore Related Videos
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