title: Sexual Coercion Practices Among Undergraduate Male Recreational Athletes, Intercollegiate Athletes, and Non-Athletes.
abstract: Prior research shows that male intercollegiate athletes are at risk for perpetrating sexual violence. Whether this risk extends to male recreational athletes has not been explored. This study assessed associations between attitudes toward women, rape myth acceptance, and prevalence of sexual coercion among 379 male, undergraduate recreational and intercollegiate athletes and non-athletes. Our analyses showed significant differences between the responses of athletes and non-athletes for all dependent variables, and intercollegiate and recreational athletes on attitudes toward women and the prevalence of sexual coercion. Controlling for rape myth acceptance and traditional gender role attitudes eliminated differences between athletes and non-athletes in prevalence of sexual coercion.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Belinda-Rose
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: 2 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Desmarais
authors.affiliation: 3 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.affiliation: 4 Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Rasheeta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandler
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003068:Coercion; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063507:Sexism / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: college athletes; rape myths; sexual coercion