Cover Image

Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee

The anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) is a hormonal derivative including testosterone. The substances are used by the athletes to enhance performance and appearance either legally or illegally. There are many studies had been done on the physiological and psychological effects of AAS administration....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shafiee, Mohd Nur Ikhwan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99023/1/99023.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99023/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.uitm.ir.99023
record_format eprints
spelling my.uitm.ir.990232024-09-17T03:45:02Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99023/ Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee Shafiee, Mohd Nur Ikhwan The anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) is a hormonal derivative including testosterone. The substances are used by the athletes to enhance performance and appearance either legally or illegally. There are many studies had been done on the physiological and psychological effects of AAS administration. This present study would measure the effects of AAS intakes of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on nutrition, body image dissatisfaction and visuospatial test performance. Participants were recruited from eight Gymnasium Rakyat 1 Malaysia in Selangor. 14 participants voluntarily participate in this study consisted of seven AAS users (AASU) and seven non-AAS users (NAAS). Self-administered KAP questionnaire which contained information about nutrients, food groups, diet and 24 hours food diary were completed by participants. Adonis Complex Questionnaire (MRT) and Mental Rotation Test (MRT) also completed by participants for measuring body image dissatisfaction and visuospatial ability respectively. Independent t-test found significant difference in total caloric intake (p= 0.024), body image (p= 0.048), MRT (p= 0.039), protein intake from supplements (p= 0.002) and fat intake (p= 0.014). However, there was no significant difference was found on other variables. The most consumable supplements were protein powder (100%), followed by amino acid (78.5%) and vitamins (71%). The findings would contribute to the body of knowledge especially on the AAS abuse in this country. Findings also suggested the need for AAS awareness campaign and nutrition education among the bodybuilders in Malaysia. Small sample sizes may limit the generalisation of the results of this study. More participants should be included in future research especially among AAS users. 2017 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99023/1/99023.pdf Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee. (2017) Masters thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/99023.pdf>
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
content_source UiTM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://ir.uitm.edu.my/
language English
description The anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) is a hormonal derivative including testosterone. The substances are used by the athletes to enhance performance and appearance either legally or illegally. There are many studies had been done on the physiological and psychological effects of AAS administration. This present study would measure the effects of AAS intakes of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on nutrition, body image dissatisfaction and visuospatial test performance. Participants were recruited from eight Gymnasium Rakyat 1 Malaysia in Selangor. 14 participants voluntarily participate in this study consisted of seven AAS users (AASU) and seven non-AAS users (NAAS). Self-administered KAP questionnaire which contained information about nutrients, food groups, diet and 24 hours food diary were completed by participants. Adonis Complex Questionnaire (MRT) and Mental Rotation Test (MRT) also completed by participants for measuring body image dissatisfaction and visuospatial ability respectively. Independent t-test found significant difference in total caloric intake (p= 0.024), body image (p= 0.048), MRT (p= 0.039), protein intake from supplements (p= 0.002) and fat intake (p= 0.014). However, there was no significant difference was found on other variables. The most consumable supplements were protein powder (100%), followed by amino acid (78.5%) and vitamins (71%). The findings would contribute to the body of knowledge especially on the AAS abuse in this country. Findings also suggested the need for AAS awareness campaign and nutrition education among the bodybuilders in Malaysia. Small sample sizes may limit the generalisation of the results of this study. More participants should be included in future research especially among AAS users.
format Thesis
author Shafiee, Mohd Nur Ikhwan
spellingShingle Shafiee, Mohd Nur Ikhwan
Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee
author_facet Shafiee, Mohd Nur Ikhwan
author_sort Shafiee, Mohd Nur Ikhwan
title Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee
title_short Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee
title_full Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / Mohd Nur Ikhwan Shafiee
title_sort knowledge, attitude and practice on nutrition, body image, and visuospatial test performance of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroid among male bodybuilders / mohd nur ikhwan shafiee
publishDate 2017
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99023/1/99023.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99023/
_version_ 1811598107242135552
score 13.211869

Similar Items