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| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Ethics & Behavior |
| Vol/bind | 26 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 32-44 |
| Antal sider | 13 |
| ISSN | 1050-8422 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2016 |
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CURIS 2016 NEXS 005Emneord
- psychology
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I: Ethics & Behavior, Bind 26, Nr. 1, 2016, s. 32-44.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of an ethical decision-making training on young athletes’ attitudes toward doping
AU - Elbe, Anne-Marie
AU - Brand, Ralf
N1 - CURIS 2016 NEXS 005
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This article examines whether a training program in ethical decision making can change young athletes’ doping attitudes. Fifty-two young elite athletes were randomly assigned to either an ethical decision-making training group or a standard-knowledge-based educational program group. Another 17 young elite athletes were recruited for no-treatment control purposes. The ethical decision-making training comprised six 30-min online sessions in which the participants had to work through 18 ethical dilemmas related to doping. The standard-knowledge-based educational program was also conducted in six online sessions of comparable length to that of the ethical training. A short version of the Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale was administered to measure the effects of the trainings on doping attitude. Prior to as well as after the intervention, the mean doping attitude scores of the young athletes were low to very low, indicating vehement rejections of doping. The results of our experiment showed that the ethical training led to an attenuation of these rejections. No intervention effect was found in the standard education group. The observed slight increase in the doping attitude score could be an indication that the ethical decision-making training was successful in breaking up the athletes’ stereotypical style of reasoning about doping.
AB - This article examines whether a training program in ethical decision making can change young athletes’ doping attitudes. Fifty-two young elite athletes were randomly assigned to either an ethical decision-making training group or a standard-knowledge-based educational program group. Another 17 young elite athletes were recruited for no-treatment control purposes. The ethical decision-making training comprised six 30-min online sessions in which the participants had to work through 18 ethical dilemmas related to doping. The standard-knowledge-based educational program was also conducted in six online sessions of comparable length to that of the ethical training. A short version of the Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale was administered to measure the effects of the trainings on doping attitude. Prior to as well as after the intervention, the mean doping attitude scores of the young athletes were low to very low, indicating vehement rejections of doping. The results of our experiment showed that the ethical training led to an attenuation of these rejections. No intervention effect was found in the standard education group. The observed slight increase in the doping attitude score could be an indication that the ethical decision-making training was successful in breaking up the athletes’ stereotypical style of reasoning about doping.
KW - psychology
U2 - 10.1080/10508422.2014.976864
DO - 10.1080/10508422.2014.976864
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1050-8422
VL - 26
SP - 32
EP - 44
JO - Ethics & Behavior
JF - Ethics & Behavior
IS - 1
ER -