Nolte, KimSteyn, Barend Johannes MarthinusKruger, Pieter ErnstFletcher, Lizelle2016-08-242016-08-242016Nolte, K, Steyn, BJM, Kruger, PE & Fletcher, L 2016, 'Mindfulness, psychological well-being and doping in talented young high-school athletes', South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation/Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Navorsing in Sport, Liggaamlike Opvoedkunde en Ontspanning, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 153-165.0379-9069http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56464The primary aim of this research was to determine how mindfulness and psychological well-being relate to the propensity to use Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in a sample of talented young athletes. A secondary aim was to determine how mindfulness and psychological well-being are related. This was a survey study with a quantitative research approach. South African Academy athletes at a high performance centre and competitive high school athletes from four private high schools participated in the survey. In the survey, two validated questionnaires (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire [FFMQ] and Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scale), and a self-constructed questionnaire to establish the propensity of athletes to use PEDs were employed. 346 athletes (208 boys, 138 girls) aged M=16.0, SD=1.4 years participated. There was a significant correlation (r=0.32, p=0.00) between overall mindfulness and psychological well-being as measured by the FFMQ and Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scale respectively. Two possible predictors of propensity to use PEDs were identified by means of logistic regression and cross tabulation. It is concluded that mindfulness and psychological well-being were inversely related to the propensity to use PEDs.enSouthern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and RecreationAnti-dopingPerformance-enhancing drugsPsychological well-beingMindfulnessArticle