Journal article
From Anti-doping-I to Anti-doping-II: Toward a paradigm shift for doping prevention in sport
International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol.115, pp.1-10
2023
PMID: 37028132
Abstract
Doping remains an intractable issue in sport and occurs in a complex and dynamic environment comprising interactions between individual, situational, and environmental factors. Anti-doping efforts have previously predominantly focused on athlete behaviours and sophisticated detection methods, however, doping issues remain. As such, there is merit in exploring an alternative approach. The aim of this study was to apply a systems thinking approach to model the current anti-doping system for four football codes in Australia, using the Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP). The STAMP control structure was developed and validated by eighteen subject matter experts across a five-phase validation process. Within the developed model, education was identified as a prominent approach anti-doping authorities use to combat doping. Further, the model suggests that a majority of existing controls are reactive, and hence that there is potential to employ leading indicators to proactively prevent doping and that new incident reporting systems could be developed to capture such information. It is our contention that anti-doping research and practice should consider a shift away from the current reactive and reductionist approach of detection and enforcement to a proactive and systemic approach focused on leading indicators. This will provide anti-doping agencies a new lens to look at doping in sport.
Details
- Title
- From Anti-doping-I to Anti-doping-II: Toward a paradigm shift for doping prevention in sport
- Authors
- S. McLean (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems ScienceM. Naughton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems ScienceH. Kerhervé (Author) - Université de RennesP M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
- Publication details
- International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol.115, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104019
- ISSN
- 1873-4758
- PMID
- 37028132
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99716195202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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