Prevalence of Bullying in Grassroots Soccer in Spain: Victims, Bullies, and Bystanders

IF 1.2 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research Pub Date : 2022-02-07 DOI:10.2478/pcssr-2022-0002

Xènia Ríos, Carles Ventura, T. Lleixà, Maria Prat, Gonzalo Flores

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Abstract

Abstract Bullying is a social problem that has been studied most in schools but affects other social contexts. However, there is a general lack of studies on bullying in sports. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of bullying among youth soccer players. Participants were 1,980 soccer players (88.2% boys) aged 8 to 13 years (Mage = 10.5, SD = 1.68) from 25 clubs in Catalonia, Spain. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to analyze the prevalence and characteristics of bullying from the perspective of victims, bullies, and bystanders. The overall bullying victimization rate was 8.9%, with higher rates observed in the younger categories (p < .001); 5.2% of victims experienced bullying in both their soccer club and at school. The bullying and bystander rates were 14.8% and 34.7%, respectively, with significant differences between boys and girls (15.5% of boys and 9% of girls were bullies [p < .05], while 36.4% of boys and 21.9% of girls were bystanders [p < .001]). Verbal bullying was the main type of bullying reported. The locker room and pitch were the most common locations, and victims were more likely to deal with bullying on their own than to ask for help. Bullying is present in grassroots soccer, and anti-bullying programs are needed to instill ethical and moral values in athletes and equip coaches with the necessary skills to prevent, detect, and address bullying situations.

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西班牙基层足球中的欺凌盛行:受害者、欺凌者和旁观者

欺凌是一个社会问题，研究最多的是学校，但影响到其他社会环境。然而，关于体育运动中的欺凌行为的研究普遍缺乏。本研究的目的是确定青少年足球运动员中欺凌的流行程度。参与者是来自西班牙加泰罗尼亚25个俱乐部的1980名8至13岁的足球运动员(88.2%为男孩)(Mage = 10.5, SD = 1.68)。采用问卷调查法，从受害者、欺凌者和旁观者的角度分析欺凌行为的普遍性和特征。总体欺凌受害率为8.9%，在较年轻的类别中观察到更高的比率(p < 0.001);5.2%的受害者在足球俱乐部和学校都遭受过欺凌。霸凌率和旁观率分别为14.8%和34.7%，男生和女生之间存在显著性差异(男生占15.5%，女生占9% [p < 0.05]，男生占36.4%，女生占21.9% [p < 0.001])。言语欺凌是报告的主要欺凌类型。更衣室和球场是最常见的场所，受害者更有可能自己处理欺凌，而不是寻求帮助。基层足球中存在欺凌行为，反欺凌项目需要向运动员灌输伦理和道德价值观，并为教练提供必要的技能，以预防、发现和处理欺凌行为。

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期刊介绍： Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research is directed to the representatives of the social sciences of sport (philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, pedagogues, managers of sport, and theoreticians of sport from particular or general point of view). The main goal of the journal is to present the most current (and only the best) papers from European, Western and Eastern countries of the world. It focuses on symbolic, axiological, and comparative aspects of contemporary sport. We dedicated this journal to humanists, social researchers, students, and practitioners.