Youth Sport Coaches' Perceptions of Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors and Intimate Coach-Athlete Relationships.

IF 1.4 4区 心理学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES
Sungwon Kim, Daniel P Connaughton, David P Hedlund
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Abstract

Although sexual harassment and abuse in youth sport have received increasing research attention worldwide, less is known about youth coaches' perceptions of sexually inappropriate behaviors and intimate relationships with athletes. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine youth sport coaches' perceptions of behaviors that can lead to potential sexual harassment and abuse, as well as to understand how coaches perceive coach-athlete sexual relationships. A cross-sectional survey was completed by 200 male coaches from various U.S. youth sport programs. Overall, a majority of coaches indicated behaviors associated with sexist comments and verbal/physical advances as sexually inappropriate. There was, however, a lack of consensus regarding what constitutes sexually inappropriate behaviors when the behavior was instruction-related/contextually dependent. Results were mixed regarding the perceptions of coach-athlete sexual relationships, with a notable number of coaches agreeing that sexual intimacies with young athletes (17 years or younger) are not always harmful and should not be prohibited. Based on a regression analysis, white coaches were more likely to exhibit negative perceptions about coach-athlete sexual relationships compared to ethnically diverse coaches. Overall, these findings warrant the development or reevaluation of policies and interventions aimed at preventing sexual harassment and abuse in the youth sport environment. Continued research is needed to better understand youth sport coaches as the perpetrators of sexual harassment and abuse.

青少年体育教练员对性不当行为的认知与教练员与运动员的亲密关系。
尽管青少年体育运动中的性骚扰和性虐待在世界范围内受到越来越多的研究关注,但青少年教练对性不当行为和与运动员的亲密关系的看法却鲜为人知。本探索性研究的目的是考察青少年体育教练对可能导致潜在性骚扰和性虐待的行为的看法,以及了解教练如何看待教练员与运动员的性关系。这项横断面调查是由来自美国不同青少年体育项目的200名男性教练完成的。总体而言,大多数教练表示,与性别歧视言论和语言/身体上的进步有关的行为是性不恰当的。然而,当行为与教学相关/情境相关时,对于什么构成性不当行为缺乏共识。关于教练与运动员之间的性关系的看法,结果是不同的,有相当数量的教练同意与年轻运动员(17岁或以下)发生性关系并不总是有害的,不应该被禁止。根据回归分析,与种族多样化的教练相比,白人教练更有可能对教练与运动员的性关系表现出负面看法。总的来说,这些发现证明了制定或重新评估旨在防止青少年体育环境中性骚扰和性虐待的政策和干预措施的必要性。为了更好地了解青少年体育教练是性骚扰和性虐待的肇事者,需要继续进行研究。
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自引率
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is interdisciplinary and provides an essential interface for researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, and practitioners. The journal advocates for increased networking in the sexual abuse field, greater dissemination of information and research, a higher priority for this international epidemic, and development of effective assessment, intervention, and prevention programs. Divided into sections to provide clear information, the journal covers research issues, clinical issues, legal issues, prevention programs, case studies, and brief reports, focusing on three subject groups - child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse or incest, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse or incest, and sexual abuse or incest offenders.
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