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- Title
The Role of High School Coaches in Helping Prevent Adolescent Sexual Aggression: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
- Authors
Lyndon, Amy E.; Duffy, Donna M.; Smith, Paige Hall; White, Jacquelyn W.
- Abstract
In this qualitative study, we examine whether male high school coaches could effectively serve as advocates or educators for male-focused programs to prevent sexual aggression. We conduct open-ended key informant individual and focus group interviews with high school coaches and administrators. The five themes the authors identified suggest that coaches (a) believe they have influences over athletes, (b) lack education about sexual aggression, (c) endorse rape myths, (d) minimize the problem of sexual aggression, and (e) are resistant to being engaged in sexual aggression prevention. Our results reveal that coaches may need in-depth training on sexual aggression even if they do not want to engage in prevention efforts because they may be transmitting values and beliefs that support and condone sexual aggression of their athletes.
- Subjects
COACHES (Athletics); SEXUAL aggression; HIGH school students' sexual behavior; TEENAGERS' sexual behavior; RAPE
- Publication
Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 2011, Vol 35, Issue 4, p377
- ISSN
0193-7235
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0193723511426292