title: Judgments about illegal performance-enhancing substances: reasoned, reactive, or both?
abstract: This study applied aspects of the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Prototype/Willingness model to understand cognitions associated with the use of illegal performance-enhancing substances. There were two study objectives. One was to investigate whether the illegal-is-effective heuristic (i.e. belief that illegal performance-enhancing substances are more effective than legal performance-enhancing substances) affects willingness to use illegal performance-enhancing substances. The second was to examine whether attitudes, norms, and prototypes influence the willingness and intentions to use illegal performance-enhancing substances. The illegal-is-effective heuristic was a significant predictor of willingness but was not a significant predictor of intentions. Implications for future research and prevention efforts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA. tdodge@gwu.edu
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Litt
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001490:Basketball / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007600:Judgment; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008297:Male; D058573:Performance-Enhancing Substances; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D058573:Performance-Enhancing Substances