PMID- 35757092
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230412
IS  - 1458-6126 (Electronic)
IS  - 1455-0725 (Print)
IS  - 1455-0725 (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 2
DP  - 2022 Apr
TI  - Positiva upplevelser av dopning: En kvalitativ studie av AAS-bruk och reflexiva 
      kroppar [Positive experiences of doping: A qualitative study of AAS-use and 
      reflexive bodies].
PG  - 146-162
LID - 10.1177/14550725211053130 [doi]
AB  - Research on doping usually has focused on social and individual problems, such as 
      AAS-use in relations to substance abuse, criminality and health issues. The 
      purpose of this study was to analyze the meaning of positive experiences of 
      doping with Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS), outside the traditional sports 
      competition context. Eight respondents with own AAS-experiences were interviewed. 
      The theoretical framework was elaborated from Giddens' discussion on individuals' 
      self-reflexivity and the construction of the self-identity in the late modern 
      age. The respondents' narratives were analyzed in four themes: (1) To be big and 
      strong - masculine self-identity; (2) Revenge and to become a part of a 
      community; (3) AAS and training as an "exit" from risk behavior and substance 
      use; (4) Euphoria generator and anxiety reducer. The themes were analyzed as 
      different processes of the respondents' constructions of new self-identities and 
      lifestyles using their reflexive bodies in body regimes where weight training and 
      use of AAS were crucial.
CI  - (c) The Author(s) 2022.
FAU - Hoff, David
AU  - Hoff D
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2429-4475
AD  - School of Social Work, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. RINGGOLD: 341565
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220117
PL  - United States
TA  - Nordisk Alkohol Nark
JT  - Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT
JID - 100937320
PMC - PMC9189561
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - AAS
OT  - Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
OT  - Doping
OT  - Giddens
OT  - Lifestyle
OT  - Masculinity
OT  - Reflexive bodies
OT  - Self identity
COIS- Declaration of conflicting interests: The author declared no potential conflicts 
      of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this 
      article.
EDAT- 2022/06/28 06:00
MHDA- 2022/06/28 06:01
PMCR- 2022/01/17
CRDT- 2022/06/27 04:16
PHST- 2020/09/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/02/05 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/09/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/06/27 04:16 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/06/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/06/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/01/17 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1177_14550725211053130 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/14550725211053130 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nordisk Alkohol Nark. 2022 Apr;39(2):146-162. doi: 10.1177/14550725211053130. 
      Epub 2022 Jan 17.