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dc.contributor.authorEngelberg, Associate Professor Terry
dc.contributor.authorMoston, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSkinner, James
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:34:35Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:34:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-08-20T00:37:36Z
dc.identifier.issn09687637
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/09687637.2011.590556
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41581
dc.description.abstractAims: An implicit rationale for anti-doping legislation is that doping damages the public image of sport and that this, in turn, has serious consequences for the sporting industry. However, there is scant evidence that doping impacts on public opinion, and even less so that it has dire consequences for sports consumerism. This study sought to fill a void in public policy debate by canvassing public opinion on a range of anti-doping policies and practices. Methods: A representative sample of the Australian public (n?=?2520) responded to a telephone survey with questions on performance enhancing and illicit drug use. Findings: The majority agreed that clubs should be penalized if athletes were found to use drugs and that companies and government should stop sponsoring athletes who have been using drugs. Opinion was split on the issue of whether performance-enhancing drug use should be criminalized (slight majority in favour). Conclusions: These results show that the Australian public support anti-doping measures. As anti-doping initiatives become more widespread, invasive and costly, policy makers will need to ensure that anti-doping legislation maintains strong public support.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom84
dc.relation.ispartofpageto87
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDrugs
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSport and Exercise Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and Administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170114
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1605
dc.titlePublic perception of sport anti-doping policy in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Informa Healthcare. This is an electronic version of an article published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, Vol. 19 (1), 2012, pp.84-87. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy is available online at: http://informahealthcare.com with the open URL of your article.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorSkinner, James
gro.griffith.authorEngelberg, Associate Professor Terry PT.


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