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- Title
Looking the Other Way: Athletes' Perceptions of Coaches' Responses to Hazing.
- Authors
Kowalski, Christopher; Waldron, Jennifer
- Abstract
Framed within the psychosocial context of the sport ethic and social-approval goal orientation, this study qualitatively investigated athletes' perceptions of their coaches' involvement in hazing, as well as the role coaches should assume if hazing occurs. Twenty-one athletes volunteered from a number of classes associated with a Midwestern university's health, physical education, and leisure services division. The athletes participated in interviews regarding their involvement in hazing. Data analysis identified a variety of perceptions by participants associated with the coaches' role and actual involvement in team hazing experiences, including taking a proactive stance against hazing and accepting hazing. Implications of these findings to future research relate to the sport ethic, team building, social cohesion, and leadership in the athletic setting.
- Subjects
HAZING; COACH-athlete relationships; PHYSICAL fitness; INITIATIONS (into trades, organizations, etc.); SECRET societies
- Publication
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
1747-9541
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1260/1747-9541.5.1.87