The impact of sample retention and further analysis on doping behavior and detection: evidence from agent-based simulations
The findings provide quantitative evidence that SFA enhances not only detection capacity but also deterrence by increasing the perceived long-term risk of sanctions. Effective SFA implementation requires strategic calibration to optimize impact. These results underscore the potential of SFA as a key component in anti-doping strategies and call for empirical validation and integration of additional behavioral factors in future research.
Authors
- Benedikt Stoffers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-5168)
- Daniel Westmattelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0278-5396)
- Andrea Petróczi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8365-6173)
- Marius Sprenger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4663-4802)
- Julian Lanfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-5129)
Institutions
- Kingston University London (GB)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Széchenyi István University (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1578929
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Doping in Sports
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.81