Appearance and performance factors associated with muscle building supplement use and favourable attitudes towards anabolic steroids in adolescent boys.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The demand for appearance and performance enhancing substances, including muscle building supplements and anabolic androgenic steroids, is increasing in Australia. However, little is known about the associations between appearance and performance-based factors and appearance and performance enhancing substances (APES), particularly among adolescent boys. This study sought to examine (a) the prevalence of muscle building supplement use in a sample of adolescent boys and (b) how both performance and appearance factors relate to muscle building supplement use and favourable attitudes towards anabolic androgenic steroids in this sample.

Method

N = 488 adolescent boys aged 13-16 (Mage = 14.59) from nine Australian schools completed measures of supplemen

SUBMITTER: Piplios O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516554 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature