Table 2

Unadjusted means (SD) of athlete reported outcomes

ωIntervention groupControl group
M (SD)NM (SD)N
Doping willingness (T0)0.921.56 (0.99)4531.66 (1.10)461
Doping willingness (T1)0.941.49 (0.85)3401.61 (1.01)342
Doping willingness (T2)0.921.42 (0.71)3051.57 (0.93)223
Doping moral disengagement (T0)0.761.56 (0.77)4531.66 (0.85)461
Doping moral disengagement (T1)0.821.53 (0.83)3401.64 (0.87)342
Doping moral disengagement (T2)0.841.53 (0.69)3051.57 (0.81)222
Doping attitudes (T0)0.881.49 (0.74)4511.62 (0.82)461
Doping attitudes (T1)0.901.46 (0.75)3401.57 (0.91)342
Doping attitudes (T2)0.901.46 (0.73)3041.55 (0.90)223
Doping efficacy (T0)0.975.82 (1.83)4485.29 (2.08)460
Doping efficacy (T1)0.985.74 (1.94)3405.46 (2.05)342
Doping efficacy (T2)0.995.79 (1.91)3035.41 (2.11)223
Behaviours against inadvertent doping (T0)0.710.52 (1.16)4540.47 (0.99)459
Behaviours against inadvertent doping (T1)0.730.64 (1.16)3410.69 (1.28)340
Behaviours against inadvertent doping (T2)0.780.58 (1.10)3050.74 (1.30)222
Antidoping knowledge (T0)2.53 (1.56)4522.51 (1.42)459
Antidoping knowledge (T1)2.73 (1.53)3412.56 (1.49)340
Antidoping knowledge (T2)3.03 (1.49)3052.59 (1.58)221
Perceived coach need support (T0)0.895.83 (0.78)4525.72 (0.82)462
Perceived coach need support (T1)0.935.79 (0.88)3395.68 (0.84)342
Perceived coach need support (T2)0.915.93 (0.82)3045.87 (0.83)222
Perceived coach need thwarting (T0)0.842.34 (0.88)4522.40 (0.93)462
Perceived coach need thwarting (T1)0.862.22 (0.92)3392.35 (0.90)342
Perceived coach need thwarting (T2)0.882.08 (0.88)3042.16 (0.92)222
Need satisfaction (T0)0.915.59 (0.98)4525.54 (0.85)456
Need satisfaction (T1)0.935.64 (0.94)3375.48 (0.90)339
Need satisfaction (T2)0.945.77 (0.91)3055.62 (0.97)217
Need frustration (T0)0.932.41 (1.19)4522.51 (1.20)455
Need frustration (T1)0.932.13 (0.97)3372.39 (1.13)338
Need frustration (T2)0.932.13 (1.04)3052.32 (1.30)217
Yes (%)NYes (%)N
Prohibited use (T0)*40 (8.8%)45234 (7.4%)460
Prohibited use (T1)27 (5.9%)34113 (2.8%)342
Prohibited use (T2)25 (5.5%)30413 (2.8%)223
  • *We measured athlete reports (yes/no) of prohibited substance use in the past 12 months (at baseline) or since the previous survey completion (at postintervention and follow-up), but did not analyse these data because, as stated in our protocol, given that only a small percentage of athletes admit using such substances, we did not expect to have power to detect change in this variable.

  • ω, omega reliability coefficient; T0, Baseline; T1, 3 months (end of intervention); T2, 5 months from baseline.