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01-09-2009 | Original Paper

Religiousness as a Protective Factor for Substance Use in Dance Sport

Authors: Damir Sekulic, Radmila Kostic, Jelena Rodek, Vesna Damjanovic, Zdenko Ostojic

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2009

Abstract

Although religiousness is found to be a significant protective factor in substance use, there is an evidential lack of studies of such in athletes. The aim of the study was to identify the predictive value of the religiousness and some social, educational, and sport factors on substance use in 43 sport dancers. An originally developed questionnaire for studying substance use and precipitation factors was applied. The Chi-square showed male dancers as more religious than females. Using the Spearman’s correlation, religiousness was found to be a significant protective factor in cigarette smoking, sport nutritional supplementation, and the likelihood of doping. Data were interpreted emphasizing the previous findings from the literature.

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Title: Religiousness as a Protective Factor for Substance Use in Dance Sport
Authors: Damir Sekulic
Radmila Kostic
Jelena Rodek
Vesna Damjanovic
Zdenko Ostojic
Publication date: 01-09-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-008-9193-y

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