Journal article
What Enables Child Sexual Abuse in Sport? A Systematic Review
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Vol.25(2), pp.1599-1613
2024
Abstract
Sporting environments provide opportunities for perpetrators to commit child sexual abuse (CSA). While awareness of CSA in sport and preventative interventions are increasing, CSA in sport still occurs at alarming rates. A systematic review was conducted to identify and synthesize the extant literature on the enabling factors for CSA in sport. The 34 included articles were peer-reviewed and were primary sources; had full-text versions in English; included the individual, situational, environmental, or systemic antecedent factors and characteristics which enable CSA in organized sport (clubs, schools, universities, and representative teams); and focused on abuse in children (0-18 years old), and included retrospective incidents. The enabling factors from across the broader sports system were identified and mapped using a systems thinking-based approach, the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the associated AcciMap method. The results indicated that enabling factors for CSA in sport were identified at multiple levels of the sporting system hierarchy. The results show that 24.1% (n = 46) of the enabling factors identified in the literature relate to the hierarchical level of the Athlete, teammates, opponents, and fans levels, and 52.9% (n = 101) of the enabling factors relate to the level of Direct supervisors, management, medical, and performance personnel level. However, only 13% (n = 25) of enabling factors to CSA in sport were identified at the combined top four hierarchical levels. Results indicate that the problem of CSA in sport is a systems issue, and future research is required to explore how these factors interact to enable CSA in sport.
Details
- Title
- What Enables Child Sexual Abuse in Sport? A Systematic Review
- Authors
- Karl Dodd (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsColin Solomon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsMitchell Naughton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsPaul Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsScott McLean (Author) - Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
- Publication details
- Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Vol.25(2), pp.1599-1613
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1177/15248380231190666
- ISSN
- 1552-8324
- Grant note
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99746795702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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