Male Coaches' Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Assault as Perceived by Female Athletes in India and Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Ahmed, Md. Dilsad; Cardinal, Bradley J.; Khan, Salahuddin; Khan, Babar Ali; Begum, Shaheen
Titel	Male Coaches' Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Assault as Perceived by Female Athletes in India and Pakistan
Quelle	In: Physical Educator, 79 (2022) 6, S.629-646 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ahmed, Md. Dilsad) ORCID (Cardinal, Bradley J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-8981
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sexual Abuse; Sexual Harassment; Violence; Females; Athletes; Athletic Coaches; Victims of Crime; Verbal Communication; Aggression; Gender Bias; Gender Discrimination; Cultural Differences; Student Attitudes; India; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Belästigung; Gewalt; Weibliches Geschlecht; Athlet; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Geschlechterstereotyp; Kultureller Unterschied; Schülerverhalten; Indien
Abstract	The #MeToo Movement has brought sexual harassment, abuse, and assault experienced by females to the forefront of society. Within the athletic realm, this falls under the umbrella term "maltreatment of athletes." While maltreatment has been reported for decades, victims' voices have been amplified in recent years. For various political and social reasons, the maltreatment of female athletes from around the world is not as well understood. In this study, female athletes from India and Pakistan reported their perceptions of maltreatment by male coaches. Female athletes with male coaches in both countries participated in this study (N = 395). The athletes represented a large variety of sports (> 26). Participants (M[subscript age] = 20.57 ± 2.59; M[subscript years of athletic experience] = 2.73 ± 1.49) completed the Sport-Specific Touch and Behaviour Versus Unwanted Intimacy From Coaches questionnaire. Three composite dependent variables were assessed: Unwanted Sexual Behavior, Physical and Verbal Behavior With a Sexual Undertone, and Sexist and Discriminatory Behavior. Main effect differences for the three composite variables were observed for country (p < 0.001, [eta-squared] = 0.30), with no differences observed for type of sport or the interaction effect. The Pakistani athletes reported greater acceptance of male coaches' maltreatment than did the Indian athletes. The observed differences were large (i.e., Hedges' g values ranging from 1.91 to 3.00). Female athletes from Pakistan were more accepting than were Indian athletes of a wide range of sexual maltreatment experiences by their male coaches. There is an urgent need to eradicate such behaviors from the sports world. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01