“…Some authors (e.g., [3,13]) have acknowledged the omission of theory in their ASP studies and provided suggestions for potentially useful frameworks for future investigations. Reflective of the emerging ASP evidence base, these have typically included theories that give attention to both individual and contextual factors, such as social ecological models (e.g., [3,7,12,13]) and meta-theory such as the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) Model [14] (e.g., [3,5,15]). The COM-B Model addresses some of the limitations of past theory use in anti-doping research, as it shifts our focus from individual blame to collective responsibility and considers automatic (i.e., habitual, impulsive) determinants of behavior alongside rational decision making [1].…”