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England Boxing (formerly the Amateur Boxing Association of England) was the key stakeholder for this research.
England Boxing’s view is that it has a responsibility to promote the health and welfare of its members and those participating as amateur boxers. With this in mind, they approached the University of Brighton seeking support for research to help with the development of an educational programme about substance and supplement use.
This project focused solely on amateur boxers and the substances that do, or are perceived to, enhance performance, including supplements, as well as illegal substances.
The focus was on two sets of people:
> individuals who accessed two community drug treatment needle exchange programmes in Sussex and
> staff and individuals who work, train in, or attend a number of amateur boxing gyms.
The research considered the following question:
What is the extent/scope of performance enhancing and/or other substance use among amateur boxers?
There were four specific objectives:
> To explore the frequency of use, types of substance(s), pattern of use (historical and current), and any associated social and health issues, amongst amateur boxers.
> To examine the attitudes to, and knowledge of, performance enhancing/substance use amongst staff and individuals who work and train in or attend boxing gyms.
> To explore the factors influencing performance enhancing/substance use amongst individuals who train or attend boxing gyms.
> To gain an insight into the extent to which there is a culture of substance use (that is, use of substances that do, or are perceived to, enhance performance, including supplements, as well as illegal substances) within boxing gyms.
A secondary aim of the research was to make recommendations for any adjustments to the research design, methods, data collection tools, and analysis techniques, reflecting the status of this project as a pilot study. The recommendations were considered in the development of a more in-depth research study conducted on a wider scale.
England Boxing’s view is that it has a responsibility to promote the health and welfare of its members and those participating as amateur boxers. With this in mind, they approached the University of Brighton seeking support for research to help with the development of an educational programme about substance and supplement use.
This project focused solely on amateur boxers and the substances that do, or are perceived to, enhance performance, including supplements, as well as illegal substances.
The focus was on two sets of people:
> individuals who accessed two community drug treatment needle exchange programmes in Sussex and
> staff and individuals who work, train in, or attend a number of amateur boxing gyms.
The research considered the following question:
What is the extent/scope of performance enhancing and/or other substance use among amateur boxers?
There were four specific objectives:
> To explore the frequency of use, types of substance(s), pattern of use (historical and current), and any associated social and health issues, amongst amateur boxers.
> To examine the attitudes to, and knowledge of, performance enhancing/substance use amongst staff and individuals who work and train in or attend boxing gyms.
> To explore the factors influencing performance enhancing/substance use amongst individuals who train or attend boxing gyms.
> To gain an insight into the extent to which there is a culture of substance use (that is, use of substances that do, or are perceived to, enhance performance, including supplements, as well as illegal substances) within boxing gyms.
A secondary aim of the research was to make recommendations for any adjustments to the research design, methods, data collection tools, and analysis techniques, reflecting the status of this project as a pilot study. The recommendations were considered in the development of a more in-depth research study conducted on a wider scale.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/09/15 → 30/06/16 |
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