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dc.contributor.authorParker, Alexandra G.en
dc.contributor.authorPankowiak, Aurélieen
dc.contributor.authorWoessner, Mary N.en
dc.contributor.authorParent, Sylvieen
dc.contributor.authorVertommen, Tineen
dc.contributor.authorEime, Rochelleen
dc.contributor.authorSpaaij, Ramonen
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, Jacken
dc.coverage.spatialNationalen
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T04:11:15Z-
dc.date.available2023-03-06T04:11:15Z-
dc.date.issued2022en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/22489-
dc.description.abstractChildhood sport participation is associated with physical, social, and mental health benefits, which are more likely to be realized if the sport environment is safe. However, our understanding of children’s experience of psychological, physical, and sexual violence in community sport in Australia is limited. The aims of this study were to provide preliminary evidence on the extent of experiences of violence during childhood participation in Australian community sport and to identify common perpetrators of and risk factors for violence. The Violence Towards Athletes Questionnaire (VTAQ) was administered online to a convenience sample of Australian adults (>18 years), retrospectively reporting experiences of violence during childhood community sport. Frequencies of experience of violence were calculated and Chi-square tests were conducted to determine differences between genders. In total, there were 886 respondents included in the analysis. Most survey respondents were women (63%) and about a third were men (35%). About 82% of respondents experienced violence in sport as a child. Psychological violence was most prevalent (76%), followed by physical (66%) and sexual (38%) violence. Peers perpetrated the highest rates of psychological violence (69%), and the rates of physical and psychological violence by coaches (both >50%) were also high. Age, sexual orientation, disability, and hours of weekly sport participation as a child were all associated with childhood experience of violence in sport. The rates of interpersonal violence against children in sport were high. This novel data on perpetrators of the violence and the risk factors for experiencing violence provides further context to inform safeguarding strategies in sport. A national prevalence study is recommended to advance our understanding of the childhood experiences of violence in Australian sport.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherSage journalsen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Interpersonal Violenceen
dc.subjectViolence in sporten
dc.subjectCommunity sporten
dc.titlePsychological, physical, and sexual violence against children in Australian community sport: Frequency, perpetrator, and victim characteristicsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221114155en
dc.identifier.catalogid17396en
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dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.readinglistANROWS Notepad 2022 August 31en
dc.subject.readinglistChildren and young people populationen
dc.subject.readinglistChildren and young peopleen
dc.subject.readinglistNationalen
dc.date.entered2022-08-18en
dc.subject.listANROWS Notepad 2022 August 31en
dc.subject.anratopicChildren and young peopleen
dc.subject.anrapopulationChildren and young peopleen
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