A MULTIMETHOD EXAMINATION OF THE MALE ANABOLIC-STEROID USER

The current study examines people's perceptions of a male anabolic ste roid (AS) user. Differences in perceptions on the Steroid Perception Q uestionnaire (SPQ; Schwerin & Corcoran, 1992) were measured. Subjects (N = 399) received 1 of 5 slide presentations: an athletically active individual, a drug-free, an AS-using, a cocaine-using, and a cheating bodybuilder. Results show the AS-using protagonist significantly diffe rent (more negatively rated) than his drug-free counterparts and simil ar to the cocaine-using bodybuilder (p <.05). Differences among presen tation protagonists on SPQ dimensions and comparisons to the Schwerin and Corcoran (1992) written-mode findings are examined further.