Editorial: Safeguarding in sports

Nery, Miguel; Smith, Peter K.; Lang, M; Vertommen, Tine; Stirling, Ashley

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1096118

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“…Sin embargo, el deporte también puede ser un lugar de abuso y explotación con consecuencias muy graves para los y las deportistas (Milovanović et al, 2020;Nery et al, 2022;Ríos et al, 2022). Las reiteradas y cada vez más denunciadas violaciones de los derechos humanos en el contexto deportivo y las consecuencias que de ellas se derivan, suponen una manifestación inequívoca de este hecho (Choi et al, 2024;Vertommen et al, 2016).…”

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Violencia, socialización y género en los clubes deportivos: un estudio comparativo

Ramírez-Muñoz,

Zamarripa

2024

Cuad. Psicol. Deporte

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The aim of this study was to identify the different types of violent behavior occurring in the structure of clubs and to analyze whether there are differences according to gender and the different types of social agents involved in their organization (athletes, coaches and family). The design was non-experimental, quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative. The sample consisted of 692 participants, distributed in three groups: athletes (483), coaches (50) and family (159). An instrument adapted for the sports population was used. The results show the existence of statistically significant differences in the perception of violence experienced in the two evaluated conditions: gender and type of social agent. In conclusion, the need for clubs to guarantee an environment of well-being and safety for the practice of sport and to have diagnostic instruments to identify violence in their organization is emphasized. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar los diferentes tipos de comportamientos violentos que se dan en la estructura de los clubes y analizar si existen diferencias en función del género y de los diferentes tipos de agentes sociales implicados en su organización (deportistas, entrenadores y familia). El diseño fue de tipo no experimental, cuantitativo, transversal y comparativo. La muestra estuvo formada por 692 participantes: distribuidos en tres grupos: deportistas (483), entrenadores (50) y familia (159). Se utilizó como instrumento un violentómetro adaptado a la población deportiva. Los resultados muestran la existencia de diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la percepción de violencia experimentada en las dos condiciones evaluadas: género y tipo de agente social evaluado. Como conclusión se subraya la necesidad de que los clubes garanticen un entorno de bienestar y seguridad para la práctica del deporte y cuenten con instrumentos de diagnóstico para identificar la violencia en su organización. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar os diferentes tipos de comportamentos violentos que ocorrem na estrutura dos clubes e analisar se existem diferenças em função do género e dos diferentes tipos de agentes sociais envolvidos na sua organização (atletas, treinadores e família). O desenho foi não-experimental, quantitativo, transversal e comparativo. A amostra foi constituída por 692 participantes: distribuídos em três grupos: atletas (483), treinadores (50) e familiares (159). Foi utilizado um instrumento adaptado à população desportiva. Os resultados mostram a existência de diferenças estatisticamente significativas na perceção da violência vivenciada nas duas condições avaliadas: género e tipo de agente social avaliado. Em conclusão, salienta-se a necessidade dos clubes garantirem um ambiente de bem-estar e segurança para a prática desportiva e disporem de instrumentos de diagnóstico para identificar a violência na sua organização.

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Violencia, socialización y género en los clubes deportivos: un estudio comparativo

Ramírez-Muñoz,

Zamarripa

2024

Cuad. Psicol. Deporte

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“…Moreover, it also indicates that safeguarding, and further optimising youth sport experiences, is a shared responsibility, that requires collaborative efforts from individuals within both the broader and immediate sporting contexts to help create safe environments where young people can enjoy sport without experiencing any form of maltreatment. Thus, if we are to truly commit to optimising young people's sporting experiences researchers, practitioners, and sports organisations should focus across these layers and pay particular attention to interactions (Kerr et al, 2019;Nery et al, 2023).…”

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Promoting safe and enjoyable sporting experiences for children in Wales

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The overall purpose of this thesis was to gain an in-depth understanding of the experiences of young people, parents, and coaches regarding bullying, emotional abuse, and enjoyment in sport in Wales. Additionally, it aimed to explore ways to enhance safety and enjoyment in sport. Study 1 employed a two-phase mixed methods explanatory sequential design to investigate the safeguarding landscape in youth sport throughout Wales. The findings revealed that emotional abuse and bullying were widespread, with peer-perpetrated bullying being the most observed and experienced. Moreover, the results indicated that young people, parents, and coaches often struggled to recognise these behaviours as emotional abuse or bullying. Instead, they attributed the prevalence of these abusive behaviours to cultural and environmental factors. Furthermore, the results also highlighted various barriers and facilitators related to intervening in cases of emotional abuse and bullying. These factors were influenced by both personal and contextual factors. Informed by Study 1, Study 2 used a grounded theory methodology to develop a substantive theory of the process through which an optimally safe and enjoyable sporting experience is created for young people in sport. The resultant theory highlighted that establishing positive relationships between young people and key individuals in a physically and developmentally safe environment was a fundamental requirement for fostering an optimally safe and enjoyable sporting experience. Achieving this required consideration of factors both in the immediate and broad sporting context. Finally, drawing on the findings of the first two studies, Study 3 employed a feasibility study design with the primary aim of developing, implementing, and evaluating the feasibility of conducting a creative educational workshop designed to enhance young people’s awareness of safeguarding, emotional abuse, bullying, and enjoyment in sport. Participants reported that the workshop helped them reflect on their own behaviour, enhanced their understanding of the consequences of bullying and emotional abuse, and provided guidance on how to report concerns. However, the results also highlighted some significant challenges in delivering the initiative. These challenges included varying levels of participant engagement with, and interest in, the creative approaches (i.e., story completion interviews and creative arts-based tasks). Another challenge was related to the group dynamics among participants. Overall, this body of research has highlighted the ongoing need to enhance understanding of emotional abuse and bullying in sport, while also ensure steps are taken by all individuals and organisations to proactively seek to enhance children’s sporting experiences.

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Assessing the Reliability of the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport among Spanish-Speaking Athletes

Sáenz-Olmedo,

Iturricastillo,

Brain

et al. 2024

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The prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse in school sport, specifically by coaches against their athletes, remains a concerning and pervasive issue. In an attempt to better understand and prevent specific coach-behaviours associated with such sexual misconduct, researchers have developed the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport. While the reliability of this measurement tool has been tested in Anglo-Saxon cultural contexts, it is not known whether the questionnaire is applicable to other cultural contexts. This study aimed to analyse the internal consistency and reliability of the questionnaire on sexual harassment in sport, originally designed and developed in English. A sample of 146 (52 female, 94 male) undergraduate students from a university in the Basque Country participated in this cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was administered twice over a two-week period to assess test–retest reliability. The internal consistency of the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport was high, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.891 for perceptions and 0.813 for experiences across all participants. Gender-specific analysis showed similar reliability, with females having slightly lower alpha values for perceptions. Although significant differences were observed between the test and the retest on eight perception items and one experience item, Cohen’s kappa analysis indicated agreement on all items; however, some of them were low (e.g., 0.13). In conclusion, the study highlights the questionnaire’s overall reliability and suggests its effectiveness as a tool for measuring sexual violence in sport within the Spanish context. Nonetheless, the findings of this study underscore the need for further research to enhance the instrument’s stability and to better understand gender differences in perceptions and experiences of sexual violence in sport contexts.

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Editorial: Safeguarding in sports

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Violencia, socialización y género en los clubes deportivos: un estudio comparativo

Violencia, socialización y género en los clubes deportivos: un estudio comparativo

Promoting safe and enjoyable sporting experiences for children in Wales

Assessing the Reliability of the Sexual Violence Questionnaire in Sport among Spanish-Speaking Athletes

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