Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Clear Yet Crossed: Athletes' Retrospective Reports of Coach Violence. |
| Authors: |
Zach, Sima1 (AUTHOR) rinrin1973@gmail.com, Guy, Shlomit2 (AUTHOR) guyshlomit1@googlemail.com, Ben-Yechezkel, Rinat1 (AUTHOR) l.grosman.rimon@gmail.com, Grosman-Rimon, Liza1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X). Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p486. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*CHILD athletes, *VIOLENCE, *RETIREMENT age, *SEXUAL assault, *COACHES (Athletics), *ABUSED women, *ADOLESCENCE |
| Abstract: |
Aims: This study aimed at examining coach-athlete violence based on the retrospective reports of adults who had been athletes as children and adolescents; predict variables that contribute to the existence of such violence; describe difficulties that the participants encountered as young athletes following such violence; and reveal the outcomes of such violence on their emotions and behaviors, in the past and present. Methodology: The applied mixed methods comprised quantitative self-reporting questionnaires and qualitative interviews. The former included 440 participants (mean age 27.6) who had trained for at least one year in a sports union youth department; the latter included 14 participants (aged 23–37). These competitive athletes came from eight branches of sports. The interviews were analyzed based on the Narrative Approach. Results: According to the quantitative study, all participants had experienced coach violence at least once during their career, mainly psychological violence and neglect, followed by physical violence. Sexual violence was least reported. The age of their retirement from sports and the number of coaches that they had had were significant predictors of violence. Thematic analysis of the qualitative interviews resulted in six types of coach-athlete violence: (1) psychological violence; (2) verbal violence; (3) starvation and food fattening; (4) non-proportional punishing; (5) physical violence; and (6) sexual violence. Conclusions: It is vital that coach-athlete violence is addressed in public discourse, that the topic of young athletes' safety is introduced into coaching education, and that a position holder is nominated to be in charge of such safety in all sports organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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