All Outputs (5)

Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries (2024)
Journal Article
Toner, J., Jones, L., Fairs, L., Mantis, C., Barkoukis, V., Daroglou, G., …Nicholls, A. R. (2024). Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, Article 1335258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1335258

Although whistleblowing is thought to represent an effective mechanism for detecting and uncovering doping in sport, it has yet to become a widely adopted practice. Understanding the factors that encourage or discourage whistleblowing is of vital imp... Read More about Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries.

Snitches get Stitches and End up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Whistleblowing Intentions (2021)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Fairs, L. R., Toner, J., Jones, L., Mantis, C., Barkoukis, V., …Schomöller, A. (2021). Snitches get Stitches and End up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Whistleblowing Intentions. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 631538. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631538

Blowing the whistle on corruption or wrongdoing can facilitate the detection, investigation, and then prosecution of a violation that may have otherwise gone undetected. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the factors that are assoc... Read More about Snitches get Stitches and End up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Whistleblowing Intentions.

Feasibility randomised controlled trial examining the effects of the Anti-Doping Values in Coach Education (ADVICE) mobile application on doping knowledge and attitudes towards doping among grassroots coaches (2020)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Fairs, L. R., Plata-Andrés, M., Bailey, ​., Cope, ​., Madigan, ​. D. J., Koenen, ​., Glibo, ​., Theodorou, ​. ​. C., Laurent, ​.-F., Garcia, ​. ​., & ​ Chanal​, ​. (2020). Feasibility randomised controlled trial examining the effects of the Anti-Doping Values in Coach Education (ADVICE) mobile application on doping knowledge and attitudes towards doping among grassroots coaches. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6(1), Article 000800. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000800

Objectives Sports coaches are influential in whether athletes dope, but receive very little antidoping education, particularly within entry-level coaching qualifications. We tested the feasibility of an antidoping intervention, delivered via a mobile... Read More about Feasibility randomised controlled trial examining the effects of the Anti-Doping Values in Coach Education (ADVICE) mobile application on doping knowledge and attitudes towards doping among grassroots coaches.

Mental health and psychological well-being among professional rugby league players from the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Madigan, D. J., Fairs, L. R. W., & Bailey, R. (2020). Mental health and psychological well-being among professional rugby league players from the UK. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6(1), Article e000711. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000711

Objective: This study aimed to measure depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and psychological well-being among a sample of Super League players, the highest tier of professional rugby league in the northern hemisphere. Methods: Between November 2018... Read More about Mental health and psychological well-being among professional rugby league players from the UK.

Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater: the Dark Triad, attitudes towards doping, and cheating behaviour among athletes (2019)
Journal Article
Madigan, D. J., Duncan, L., Hallward, L., Lazuras, L., Bingham, K., Fairs, L. R., & Nicholls, A. R. (2020). Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater: the Dark Triad, attitudes towards doping, and cheating behaviour among athletes. European journal of sport science : the official journal of the European College of Sport Science, 20(8), 1124-1130. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1694079

We examined the relationships between the Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy), attitudes towards doping, and cheating behaviour among athletes. One-hundred and sixty-four athletes completed a completed a matr... Read More about Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater: the Dark Triad, attitudes towards doping, and cheating behaviour among athletes.