Banjac Brigita, Milovanovic Ivana M, Matic Radenko M, Popovic Stevo, Bojanic Zeljka, Isidori Emanuele, Drid Patrik
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Sports Management and Sociology Lab, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Sports (Basel). 2025 Apr 21;13(4):127. doi: 10.3390/sports13040127.
In sports and physical activities, destructive behaviors such as aggression and violence are not uncommon. Although sports and physical activities have many benefits, they can also have negative consequences. This study aimed to investigate the factors that can contribute to the manifestation of aggression and interpersonal violence (IV). The variables incorporated were the athletes' age, sports experience (training years), and type of sport.
This study included = 2091 youth athletes (aged between 11 and 18 years) from Serbia, with a cross-sectional study design. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using the Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests in IBM SPSS.
The athletes' ages and the types of sports (collective and contact) in which they participated are associated with aggression and IV manifestation. In addition, physical violence tends to be more common among older athletes in collective and contact sports, while psychological violence is more prevalent among older athletes who train for five or more years and participate in collective and non-contact sports.
Identifying some of the correlated factors in aggression and IV manifestation among youth athletes could help in the development of strategies to reduce these destructive behaviors in youth sports.
在体育和身体活动中,攻击和暴力等破坏性行为并不罕见。尽管体育和身体活动有诸多益处,但也可能产生负面后果。本研究旨在调查可能导致攻击和人际暴力(IV)表现的因素。纳入的变量有运动员的年龄、运动经历(训练年限)和运动类型。
本研究采用横断面研究设计,纳入了来自塞尔维亚的2091名青少年运动员(年龄在11至18岁之间)。通过问卷调查收集数据,并在IBM SPSS中使用卡方检验和曼-惠特尼U检验进行分析。
运动员的年龄以及他们参与的运动类型(集体运动和接触性运动)与攻击和IV表现相关。此外,在集体和接触性运动中,身体暴力在年龄较大的运动员中往往更为常见,而心理暴力在训练五年或更长时间且参与集体和非接触性运动的年龄较大的运动员中更为普遍。
识别青少年运动员攻击和IV表现中的一些相关因素,有助于制定策略以减少青少年体育运动中的这些破坏性行为。