title: Sexual Violence Experienced in the Sport Context by a Representative Sample of Quebec Adolescents.
abstract: This is the first study to report the prevalence of sexual violence perpetrated by a sport coach within a representative sample of the general population of adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years (N = 6,450). The questionnaire administered in high schools includes self-reported measures on a variety of dimensions relevant to the study of victimization, including sexual abuse, sexual contacts perceived as consensual, sexual harassment, and involvement in an organized sport context. Descriptive and chi-square analyses were performed. The results show that 0.5% of adolescents experienced sexual abuse involving a coach. When considering all adolescents who experienced sexual abuse in their lifetime (10.2%), it appears that 5.3% of them were victims of sexual abuse by a coach. Participants also reported experiencing sexual harassment from a coach (0.4%) and consensual sexual contacts (1.2%) with a coach in the 12 months preceding the study. Questions are raised on the overrepresentation of boys in situations of sexual victimization experiences in an organized sport context.
authors: Université Laval, Québec, Canada sylvie.parent@fse.ulaval.ca.
authors: Sylvie
authors: S
authors: Parent
authors: Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
authors: Francine
authors: F
authors: Lavoie
authors: Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
authors: Marie-Ève
authors: MÈ
authors: Thibodeau
authors: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
authors: Martine
authors: M
authors: Hébert
authors: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Blais
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000071252:Mentoring; D011792:Quebec; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013177:Sports
keywords: athletes; prevalence; sexual abuse; sexual harassment; sexual relations