Risk factors for anabolic-androgenic steroid use in men
dc.contributor.author | Brower, Kirk J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Blow, Frederic C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hill, Elizabeth M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-10T18:03:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-10T18:03:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Brower, Kirk J., Blow, Frederic C., Hill, Elizabeth M. (1994)."Risk factors for anabolic-androgenic steroid use in men." Journal of Psychiatric Research 28(4): 369-380. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/31480> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T8T-45WYSK8-4/2/d848ac3d50534e1d6d25733c47b6f918 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/31480 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=7877116&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The illicit use of anabolic steroids to enhance athletic performance and physical appearance can cause numerous psychiatric and other adverse effects. In order to prevent steroid use and its negative consequences, knowledge of risk factors is needed. We conducted an anonymous survey of 404 male weight lifters from community gymnasiums who completed a 20-min, self-administered questionnaire. The sample for this study included all 35 men who were thinking about using steroids ("high-risk" nonusers), 50 randomly selected nonusers who were not thinking about using steroids ("low-risk" nonusers) and all 49 steroid users. The three groups differed in age, training characteristics, other performance-enhancers tried, body image, acquaintance with steroid users, and perception of negative consequences. When groups were compared along a continuum from low risk to high risk and from high risk to actual use, we found increasing amounts of competitive bodybuilding, performance-enhancers tried, and steroid-using acquaintances. Groups did not differ in their use of addictive substances. Nearly three-fourths of the high-risk group felt "not big enough," compared to 21% of the low-risk group and 38% of the steroid users (p < .001). These data suggest that steroids do work to increase satisfaction with body size, and that dissatisfaction with body size may contribute to the risk of using steroids. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.title | Risk factors for anabolic-androgenic steroid use in men | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 7877116 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/31480/1/0000402.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-3956(94)90019-1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Psychiatric Research | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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