The role of sport in the manifestation and treatment of addictive behaviours

这项研究的目的是更多地了解参与体育运动(精英和亚精英水平)与成瘾障碍之间的关系。研究方案将涉及与加的夫起居室(一家所有成瘾治疗中心)的密切合作，并采用定性方法审查吸毒者的个人传记。该项目将探索家庭历史、个性、环境和文化因素在成瘾开始之前、成瘾期间和戒除成瘾后的恢复过程中是如何运作的。会议还将重点介绍“复苏之都”的概念以及体育在其中的作用。这项研究将对有限的关于运动员群体成瘾的文献做出贡献。它将提供对运动员脆弱性的宝贵见解，并在治疗和预防运动背景下的成瘾行为方面向需要的领域提供信息。

The aim of the research is to find out more about the relationship between participation in sport (at the elite and sub-elite level) and addictive disorders. The research programme will involve close collaboration with The Living Room Cardiff (an all addictions treatment centre) and employ qualitative methods to examine personal biographies of addicts. The project will explore how family history, personality, environmental and cultural factors operate before the onset of addiction, during active addiction and when in recovery from active addiction. There will also be a focus on the concept of 'recovery capital' and sport's role therein. The research will contribute to the limited body of literature surrounding addiction in an athlete population. It will provide valuable insights into athlete vulnerabilities and inform areas of need in terms of treatment and prevention of addictive behaviours within a sports context.