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| Title |
Understanding the Paths to Appearance- and Performance-Enhancing Drug Use in Bodybuilding
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01431 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ronan Coquet, Peggy Roussel, Fabien Ohl |
| Abstract |
How do gym-goers who are normally not inclined to resort to appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs (APEDs) progressively normalize their use? Based on data collected through a year and a half of participant observation in a gym and 30 semi-directive interviews with practitioners with varying profiles in French-speaking Switzerland, this article examines the evolution of practitioners' relations with APED use by articulating various levels of analysis. Associated with social vulnerabilities, the progressive normalization of APED use is concomitant with the "conversion" to bodybuilding. Our results show the extent to which and under what conditions interactions within the layout of gyms can influence practices. From refusal to normalization, our results suggest that APEDs and the associated beliefs coincide with career stages, which we aim to bring to light here. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 25 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 24% |
| Australia | 3 | 12% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Finland | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 12 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 52% |
| Scientists | 10 | 40% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 48 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 48 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 17% |
| Unknown | 20 | 42% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 11 | 23% |
| Sports and Recreations | 5 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 21 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 August 2021.
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#3,710
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#35,246
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#102
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