The aim of this study is to understand the perceptions
and experiences of athletes about sexual
harassment. 194 female and 178 male athletes from
different sport branches (e.g. boxing, football, gymnastics,
swimming, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, and
volleyball) were participated in this study. The questionnaire
which was developed by the researchers includes
the questions about knowledge for the sexual
harassment behaviors, experiences and views for the
measures. Descriptive analysis and Chi-square analysis
were applied to analyze data. The findings of the
study showed that the most rated sexual harassment
behaviors by female athletes were asking about your
sexual life (76%), making compliments or comment
about your body (71%) and making sexist jokes (66%).
Whereas the most stated sexual harassment behaviors
by male athletes were sending sexually-explicit
materials (e.g., photo, email, SMS) (70%), repeated
unwanted sexually suggestive glances (72%), and sending
flirting request message ( 51%). In addition, 27per cent of male athletes reported that they exposed to
sexual harassment mostly in the locker rooms whereas
26,3 per cent of female athletes reported that they exposed
to sexual harassment mostly in sport areas. The
most stated reactions to sexual harassment by sexually
harassed female athletes were saying warnings words
(24,2%), and showing no reaction (24%). However, the
most stated reactions to sexual harassment by sexually
harassed male athletes were ignore perceive joke (27%)
and show physical response (11,2%). The overall findings
of this study show that some female and male athletes
have experience sexual harassment in Turkey.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Spor Hekimliği, Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 26 Şubat 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 19 Ağustos 2016 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 4 |
SPOR BİLİMLERİ DERGİSİYayın hakkı © Hacettepe Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi |