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| Title: | The characteristics of sexual abuse in sport: A multidimensional scaling analysis of events described in media reports |
| Authors: | Brackenridge, C H Bishopp, D Moussali, S Tapp, J |
| Date of Issue: | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | 2008; |
| Volume/Chapter no.: | tbc; |
| Abstract: | Most research on sexual abuse has been conducted within family settings (Fergusson & Mullen, 1999). In recent years, following several high profile convictions and scandals, research into sexual abuse has also encompassed institutional and community settings such as sport and the church (Gallagher, 2000; Wolfe et al., 2003). Research into sexual abuse in sport, for example, began with both prevalence studies (Kirby & Greaves, 1996; Leahy, Pretty & Tenenbaum, 2002) and qualitative analyses of the processes and experiences of athlete sexual abuse (Brackenridge, 1997; Cense & Brackenridge, 2001, Toftegaard Nielsen, 2001). From such work, descriptions of the modus operandi of abusers in sport, and the experiences and consequences for athlete victims, have been provided, informing both abuse prevention work and coach education. To date, however, no study has provided empirical support for multiple associations or identified patterns of sex offending in sport in ways that might allow compari... |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2438/2624 |
| ISSN: | ISSN 1612-197X International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
| Item Type: | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | Sport Sciences School of Sport and Education Research Papers |
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