Discordant public perception of doping in elite versus recreational sport in Switzerland
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Auseinandergehende Einstellungen der Oeffentlichkeit zum Dopingproblem im Spitzen- versus Freizeitsport in der Schweiz |
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Autor: | Nocelli, L.; Kamber, M.; Francois, Y.; Gmel, G.; Marti, B. |
Erschienen in: | Clinical journal of sport medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 8 (1998), 3, S. 195-200, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1050-642X, 1536-3724 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199810304916 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Objective: To assess public awareness of performance-enhancing drug use, that is, doping in sport in Switzerland. Design: Representative telephone survey in September 1995. Setting: Two of the three Swiss linguistic areas (French and German), representing 96% of the entire Swiss population. Subjects: A total of 1201 respondents between 18 to 74 years old, selected by stratified random sampling. Main Outcome Measures: Perception of the doping problem in elite versus recreational sport, estimated prevalence of doping in different sports, parents' decisions to keep children out of sport because of doping. Results: The use of doping in sport was perceived as a "somewhat serious problem" or "very serious problem" by 84% of the respondents for elite sport and by 44% for recreational sport (p<0.01 for difference). Doping was mostly perceived to represent a physical health problem or an ethical problem. Track and field (79%) and cycling (27%) were most often cited as sports having doping problems, and 35% of the respondents believed that >60% of bodybuilders use doping. The black market (91%), athletes and trainers (80%), and fitness centers (74%) were the most frequently mentioned sources of doping substances. Thirteen of 14 parents would not dissuade their children from participating in sport because of a concern about the problems of doping. Conclusions: The Swiss population perceives a high prevalence of doping in sports. There is a clear distinction, however, made by the respondents between the estimated prevalence of doping in elite sport, seen overwhelmingly as a "very serious problem" or "somewhat serious problem," and recreational sport, in which doping is less often seen as a problem. Doping is considered a serious threat to health and ethics in sport, but despite this judgment, only a few parents would hold back their children from sport because of the risks of doping. Verf.-Referat