Performance and Image Enhancing Drug Use Among Women: Investigating the Role Support Personnel Have in Facilitating or Preventing use

A qualitative approach and informed by a co-design process with national anti-doping and sporting organizations. This project seeks to interview women in three countries to 1) investigate the role of support personnel (e.g., coaches, trainers, partners) in facilitating or preventing PIED use, and 2) to understand the broader psycho-socio-cultural factors that contribute to facilitating or preventing PIED use among female athletes. Investigating when, why, and how women choose to use or avoid PIEDs this project will gain important insights on women’s lived experiences with PIEDs.