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  • Sports Psychology
  • Moral Psychology
  • Doping Prevention

Background:

  • Growing evidence links moral disengagement (MD) to doping behavior.
  • Previous research has overlooked key influences and outcomes of MD in doping contexts.
  • A need exists for quantitative studies exploring the pathways through which MD operates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine a model of doping behavior incorporating empathy, self-regulatory efficacy (SRE), MD, and anticipated guilt.
  • To investigate the mediating roles of MD and guilt in the relationship between empathy/SRE and doping.
  • To test the invariance of these predictive effects across different physical activity contexts and genders.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative study using structural equation modeling.
  • Participants included athletes (team and individual) and gym exercisers (hardcore and corporate).
  • Data collected via questionnaires assessing empathy, doping SRE, doping MD, anticipated guilt, and doping behavior.

Main Results:

  • Empathy and doping SRE negatively predicted doping.
  • Doping MD and anticipated guilt mediated the effects of empathy and SRE on doping.
  • Doping MD positively predicted doping, partially mediated by anticipated guilt.
  • Predictive effects were largely consistent across genders and physical activity contexts.

Conclusions:

  • Empathy and self-regulatory efficacy are protective factors against doping.
  • Moral disengagement and anticipated guilt are key mediators in doping behavior.
  • Understanding these psychosocial pathways can inform doping prevention strategies.