| Yazarlar (2) |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eda YILMAZER
Beykoz Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Metin Çınaroğlu
İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Performance-enhancing drug (PED) use, particularly anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), has extended beyond competitive sports into recreational fitness contexts. Although linked to various psychological and cognitive outcomes, less is known about how the duration of use or psychosocial factors may influence these effects. This study examined emotional (depression, anxiety), cognitive (executive functioning), and social (interpersonal functioning) outcomes among long-term PED users, short-term users, and non-users. It also explored whether emotional distress mediates the relationship between PED use and social functioning, and whether self-efficacy and perceived social support moderate these effects. A total of 285 adult gym-goers (87 long-term users, 95 short-term users, 103 non-users) completed validated self-report measures (BDI-II, BAI, MDDI, GSE, MSPSS, SASS) and the Stroop test. Group … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Frontiers in Psychology |
| Dergi ISSN | 1664-0640 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI |
| Dergi Grubu | Q2 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2025 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1710046 |
| Makale Linki | https://myfrontiers.frontiersin.org/projects/current |
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