Hazing of suburban middle school and high school athletes.
Little is known about the prevalence of hazing behaviors among adolescent athletes. Our survey of 1105 6th-12th grade athletes found that 17.4% had been subjected to practices that qualify as hazing. Many of these teenagers do not comprehend the abusive and potentially dangerous nature of hazing.
Gershel
Jeffrey C
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Department of Pediatrics, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. zinc4@aol.com
Katz-Sidlow
Rachel J
RJ
Small
Eric
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Zandieh
Stephanie
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013383:Suburban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology