TY - JOUR
T1 - Desire for weight gain and potential risks of adolescent males using anabolic steroids.
AU - Wang, M. Q.
AU - Yesalis, C. E.
AU - Fitzhugh, E. C.
AU - Buckley, William E.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - This study examined the perceptions of adolescent males regarding their physical strength, health status, and desire to gain weight and their perceptions of anabolic steroid use. Subjects were 12th-grade boys (N = 3403), drawn from a pool of 150 high schools nationwide, who completed a health questionnaire. Analysis indicated 47.0% (n = 1475) who wanted to gain weight, perceived themselves as of less than average strength and having good health, and were sports participants. Also, among those who desired weight gain, about 24% (n = 345) were not sure about the most dangerous health risks associated with anabolic steroid use, and 16% (n = 221) did not want to see the use of anabolic steroids in sports stopped. The findings indicate that adolescent boys, who desired weight gain and currently abstained from anabolic steroid use, might be at risk for becoming users.
AB - This study examined the perceptions of adolescent males regarding their physical strength, health status, and desire to gain weight and their perceptions of anabolic steroid use. Subjects were 12th-grade boys (N = 3403), drawn from a pool of 150 high schools nationwide, who completed a health questionnaire. Analysis indicated 47.0% (n = 1475) who wanted to gain weight, perceived themselves as of less than average strength and having good health, and were sports participants. Also, among those who desired weight gain, about 24% (n = 345) were not sure about the most dangerous health risks associated with anabolic steroid use, and 16% (n = 221) did not want to see the use of anabolic steroids in sports stopped. The findings indicate that adolescent boys, who desired weight gain and currently abstained from anabolic steroid use, might be at risk for becoming users.
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U2 - 10.2466/pms.1994.78.1.267
DO - 10.2466/pms.1994.78.1.267
M3 - Article
C2 - 8177669
AN - SCOPUS:0028372687
SN - 0031-5125
VL - 78
SP - 267
EP - 274
JO - Perceptual and motor skills
JF - Perceptual and motor skills
IS - 1
ER -