Table 2 Strength of relationships between social desirability and predictor variables for the full sample (n = 278) and split samples by high (n = 87) and low (n = 173) SD scores (18 missing data)
FULL sample | High SD | Low SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictor variable | Corr. with SD scale (r) | Sign (p) | Corr. with SD scale (r) | Sign (p) | Corr. with SD scale (r) | Sign (p) |
Doping attitude | -.219 | .001 | -.323 | .003 | .040 | .612 |
Control over diet | .186 | .003 | .240 | .028 | .110 | .153 |
Control over medication taken | .073 | .245 | .041 | .707 | .032 | .681 |
Control over training | .068 | .279 | -.092 | .400 | .074 | .337 |
Internal deterrence | .136 | .029 | .183 | .089 | -.006 | .939 |
External deterrence | .047 | .448 | -.011 | .918 | .038 | .621 |
Legalizing doping for top athletes | -.184 | .003 | -.364 | .001 | -.058 | .446 |
Legalizing doping for all athletes | -.140 | .025 | -.360 | .001 | -.047 | .543 |