Negative Beliefs as a Moderator of the Intention-Behavior Relationship: Decisions to Use Performance-Enhancing Substances

• Published in: Journal of applied social psychology Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 43 - 59
• Main Authors: Dodge, Tonya, Jaccard, James J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.01.2007; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Drug use

The theory of reasoned action framework was used to examine performance‐enhancing substance use among a sample of college athletes in a prospective longitudinal design. Results indicate that attitudes and subjective norms predicted intention to use the substances, and these intentions predicted actu...