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040 _aAFVC
100 _aPankowiak, Aurélie
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245 _aPsychological, physical, and sexual violence against children in Australian community sport :
_cAurélie Pankowiak, Marc N. Woessner, Sylvie Parent, Tine Vertommen, Rochelle Eime, Ramon Spaaij, Jack Harvey and Alexandra G. Parker
_bfrequency, perpetrator and victim characteristics
260 _bSage,
_c2023
500 _aJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2023, 38(3–4), 4338–4365
520 _aChildhood 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. (Authors' abstract). Record #8285
650 _aABUSED MEN
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650 _aABUSED WOMEN
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650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 _aCHILDREN
_9127
650 _aINTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
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650 _aPERPETRATORS
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650 _aPHYSICAL ABUSE
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650 _aPREVALENCE
_9457
650 4 _aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
_9472
650 _aRISK FACTORS
_9505
650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
650 _aSPORT
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650 _aSURVEYS
_9592
650 0 _aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
_93088
650 _aYOUNG PEOPLE
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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700 _aWoessner, Marc N.
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700 _aParent, Sylvie
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700 _aVertommen, Tine
_912157
700 _aEime, Rochelle
_912164
700 _aSpaaij, Ramon
_912165
700 _aHarvey, Jack
_912166
700 _aParker, Alexandra G.
_912167
773 0 _tJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2023, 38(3–4), 4338–4365
830 _aJournal of Interpersonal Violence
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221114155
_zDOI: 10.1177/08862605221114155
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