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.
Department of Pediatrics, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. zinc4@aol.com
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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