The psychology behind doping in sport |
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Authors: | Christer Ehrnborg,Thord Ros n |
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Affiliation: | aEndocrine Section, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Drugs and methods to improve physical performance among athletes have been used since the beginning of sport history, but the use of performance enhancing drugs has not always been regarded as cheating. In short, the motives for doping are improving and maintaining physical functioning, coping with the social/psychological pressures and striving for social and psychological goals, including economic benefits. Factors such as, “doping dilemma”, “win at all costs”, cost versus benefit, and the specificity of some specific doping agents, also play major roles. It seems that action on the athletes′ attitude about the achievement of physical improvement and creating effective methods to reveal the drug abuse, are two main ways in winning the struggle against doping. |
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Keywords: | Doping Psychology Sport |
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