Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Feb;37(3-4):1514-1539. doi: 10.1177/0886260520922357. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
A number of studies have examined the association between male involvement in sports and sexual violence (SV) perpetration, especially among college-age males. Less is known about the association between sports involvement and SV perpetration for adolescent males and females. To address this gap, the current study examined sports involvement in middle school (no sports, no/low contact, and high contact) among 1,561 students, who were then followed into high school and asked about the frequency of SV perpetration. Results from logistic regression models indicated that, even after controlling for mother's education, race/ethnicity, SV perpetration in middle school, and traditional beliefs about masculinity and substance use, middle school sports participation was significantly associated with risk of SV perpetration in high school. Compared with youth who reported no sports involvement in middle school, youth categorized as no/low contact sports involvement had greater odds of SV perpetration in high school. Sex differences emerged, revealing that no/low contact sports involvement was associated with SV perpetration for females and high contact sports involvement was associated with SV perpetration for males, compared with no sports involvement. These findings suggest potential opportunities to intervene in middle school to improve coaching practices, enhance respectful relationships, and modify athletes' norms, attitudes, and behaviors to reduce risk for SV perpetration in high school.
许多研究都考察了男性参与体育运动与性暴力（SV）犯罪之间的关系，尤其是在大学生群体中。然而，关于青少年男性和女性参与体育运动与 SV 犯罪之间的关系，人们了解较少。为了弥补这一空白，本研究调查了 1561 名中学生的体育运动参与情况（不参与、低度/无接触、高度接触），然后对他们进行了高中阶段的跟踪调查，询问了他们 SV 犯罪的频率。逻辑回归模型的结果表明，即使在控制了母亲的教育程度、种族/民族、中学时期的 SV 犯罪行为以及关于男性气质和物质使用的传统观念后，中学时期的体育参与与高中时期的 SV 犯罪风险仍显著相关。与中学时期不参与任何体育活动的青少年相比，参与低度/无接触体育活动的青少年在高中时期实施 SV 犯罪的可能性更大。性别差异也显现出来，表明对于女性而言，低度/无接触体育活动与 SV 犯罪行为相关，而对于男性而言，高度接触体育活动与 SV 犯罪行为相关，与不参与体育活动相比，这两种情况的风险都更高。这些发现表明，有潜力在中学阶段进行干预，以改善教练实践、增强尊重关系，并改变运动员的规范、态度和行为，从而降低高中时期 SV 犯罪的风险。
