Sentiment Analysis of Opinions over Time Toward Saudi Women’s Sports

Almateg, Norah J.; BinQasim, Sarah M.; Alshahrani, Jawaher N.; Marghalani, Ahad Y.; Alharbi, Zahyah H.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-18123-8_19

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“…Studies also indicated that 93% of women with disabilities do not participate in sports and that women make up only a third of athletes with disabilities in international competitions. By giving women with disabilities the opportunity to compete and demonstrate their physical abilities, sports can help reduce gender stereotypes and negative perceptions of women with disabilities (Al-Shahrani and Hammad, 2020;Almateg et al, 2022).…”

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The Role of Sports Clubs in Promoting Social Integration among People with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

Al Harthy,

Hammad,

Awed

2024

Journal of Disability Research

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Recently, interest in sports has increased due to its benefits for growth and development. People with disabilities face many challenges when engaging in sports compared to their peers without disabilities due to stigma and socio-cultural prejudices directed against them. Despite the important role that sports clubs may play in promoting social inclusion, few studies in Saudi Arabia have focused on this population. Hence, this study was one of the first to examine the role of sports clubs in promoting social integration among people with disabilities in Saudi society and the effect of demographic and social factors on social integration among people with disabilities recruited from sports clubs in southern Saudi Arabia. The sample included 205 disabled adults aged 18-40 years (M = 29.8 years; SD = 3.82 years). Data were collected using a social inclusion questionnaire for people with disabilities. About 51% of disabled people had low, and 13.17% had high social integration. The levels of social inclusion varied by gender, age, type of disability, academic level, and duration of participation in the club. These findings highlight the need to develop appropriate strategies to enhance the role of sports clubs in promoting the social inclusion of individuals with disabilities. More active efforts should also be made to provide professional coaches with the funds and facilities necessary for the effective operation of sports clubs.

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Section: Journal Of Disability Research 2024mentioning

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The Role of Sports Clubs in Promoting Social Integration among People with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

Al Harthy,

Hammad,

Awed

2024

Journal of Disability Research

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“…Furthermore, it has recently been a controversial topic in Saudi Arabia ( Al Ruwaili, 2020 ; Fakehy et al, 2021 ). While Almateg et al (2022) have examined women’s sports in the Arabic language, as far as we are aware, no studies have specifically tackled the detection of gendered hate speech in Arabic sports discourse. Almateg et al (2022) utilized sentiment analysis to identify the opinion of X users towards women’s sports in Saudi Arabia and to determine if there was a difference between X content before and after women’s sports became permitted in Saudi Arabia.…”

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“…While Almateg et al (2022) have examined women’s sports in the Arabic language, as far as we are aware, no studies have specifically tackled the detection of gendered hate speech in Arabic sports discourse. Almateg et al (2022) utilized sentiment analysis to identify the opinion of X users towards women’s sports in Saudi Arabia and to determine if there was a difference between X content before and after women’s sports became permitted in Saudi Arabia. Four hashtags were used to collect tweets, #Officially_female_sports_in_schools was used for the hashtag prior to women being allowed to partake in sports, #Women_Sport and #Female_Sport were used for both before and after, and #Tahani_Alqahtani (the name of a Saudi Arabian international-level athlete) was used for the hashtag after women had been allowed to participate in sports.…”

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Detection of cyberhate speech towards female sport in the Arabic Xsphere

Alhayan,

Almobarak,

Shalabi

et al. 2024

PeerJ Computer Science

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The recent rapid growth in the number of Saudi female athletes and sports enthusiasts’ presence on social media has exposed them to gender-hate speech and discrimination. Hate speech, a harmful worldwide phenomenon, can have severe consequences. Its prevalence in sports has surged alongside the growing influence of social media, with X serving as a prominent platform for the expression of hate speech and discriminatory comments, often targeting women in sports. This research combines two studies that explores online hate speech and gender biases in the context of sports, proposing an automated solution for detecting hate speech targeting women in sports on platforms like X, with a particular focus on Arabic, a challenging domain with limited prior research. In Study 1, semi-structured interviews with 33 Saudi female athletes and sports fans revealed common forms of hate speech, including gender-based derogatory comments, misogyny, and appearance-related discrimination. Building upon the foundations laid by Study 1, Study 2 addresses the pressing need for effective interventions to combat hate speech against women in sports on social media by evaluating machine learning (ML) models for identifying hate speech targeting women in sports in Arabic. A dataset of 7,487 Arabic tweets was collected, annotated, and pre-processed. Term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) and part-of-speech (POS) feature extraction techniques were used, and various ML algorithms were trained Random Forest consistently outperformed, achieving accuracy (85% and 84% using TF-IDF and POS, respectively) compared to other methods, demonstrating the effectiveness of both feature sets in identifying Arabic hate speech. The research contribution advances the understanding of online hate targeting Arabic women in sports by identifying various forms of such hate. The systematic creation of a meticulously annotated Arabic hate speech dataset, specifically focused on women’s sports, enhances the dataset’s reliability and provides valuable insights for future research in countering hate speech against women in sports. This dataset forms a strong foundation for developing effective strategies to address online hate within the unique context of women’s sports. The research findings contribute to the ongoing efforts to combat hate speech against women in sports on social media, aligning with the objectives of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and recognizing the significance of female participation in sports.

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Sentiment Analysis of Opinions over Time Toward Saudi Women’s Sports

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The Role of Sports Clubs in Promoting Social Integration among People with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

The Role of Sports Clubs in Promoting Social Integration among People with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

Detection of cyberhate speech towards female sport in the Arabic Xsphere

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