The comparison of prevalence of personality disorders among athletes who use Anabolic steroids and non-user athletes and non – athlete people.

قدیمی گیلی, احسان and نریمانی, دکتر محمد and احدی, دکتر بتول and بلبلی, دکتر لطفعلی (2011) The comparison of prevalence of personality disorders among athletes who use Anabolic steroids and non-user athletes and non – athlete people. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence of personality disorders in athletes who were anabolic androgenic steroids consumers, non-consumer athletes and non-athletes. The population of this study comprised all the body builders who were anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) consumers or non-consumers as well as, all the non-athletes who were inhabitants of Kermanshah. Regarding the design of the present study which was ex post facto, 25 participants for every group, and totally 75 participants were selected. Consumer athletes were sampled randomly and the two other groups through matching method (according to their age, gender, marital status, education). The employed instruments included a researcher-made questionnaire for determining the demographic characteristics, and Millon’s Clinical Multiaxial Inventory for assessing personality disorders. In order to identify those individuals who were consumers, interview was carried out. The statistical method for analysis of data in this study was MANOVA. The findings indicated that among the personality disorders under study, consumers obtained higher scores compared to the two other groups in respect of histrionic, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive, passive-aggressive, paranoid disorders. Therefore it can be concluded those who are anabolic androgenic steroids consumers are more susceptible to personality disorders than non-consumers

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