Sime Versic1, Ognjen Uljevic1, Katarina Pelivan1
1University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Split, Croatia
Factors Associated with Potential Doping Behaviour in Windsurfing
Sport Mont 2022, 20(1), 89-92 | DOI: 10.26773/smj.220215
Abstract
Windsurfing is dynamic water Olympic sport in which surfer is using wind force to generate forward motion on the water while maintaining balance on the board. Although is fast-raising and popular sport, previous studies have not addressed the issue of doping in this sport. The main aim of this study was to identify predictors of potential doping behaviour in windsurfing. The sample of participants included 48 senior windsurfers (40 males, 8 females, average age 31.1) in slalom class. The testing occurred during European Championship 2014. The participants filled previously validated questionnaires that included socio-demographics and doping- related factors variables. Descriptive statistic parameters were calculated and binary logistic regression was used to determine association between predictors and criterion (potential doping behaviour). Only 60% participants showed negative attitude towards potential usage of doping, while the rest of them were positive or neutral. Logistic regression identified only opinion about penalties for doping offenders as a predictor of potential doping behaviour in windsurfers (OR: 2.99, 95% CI: 1.44-6.2). The results of this study showed that windsurfers who advocate higher penalties for doping offenders are less likely to use doping. The lack of association of other variables with the criterion can probably be attributed to the heterogeneous sample of windsurfers since most of them are recreational sailors. In future studies windsurfers for other disciplines and additional predictor variables should be included.
Keywords
windsurfing, doping, slalom, doping knowledge
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