RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Child maltreatment in sport: smashing the wall of silence: a narrative review of physical, sexual, psychological abuses and neglect
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 4
OP 7
DO 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100224
VO 54
IS 1
A1 Kristine Fortier
A1 Sylvie Parent
A1 Geneviève Lessard
YR 2020
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/1/4.abstract
AB Child maltreatment in sport is an undeniable problem. High-profile cases of sexual abuse of child athletes are obvious examples of child maltreatment in this context. Young athletes also face physical and psychological maltreatment, as well as neglect, although these types of child maltreatment are understudied in sport and receive less public attention. Little is known as to how to define physical and psychological maltreatment and neglect in sport and their diverse manifestations. The aim of this paper is to propose concrete manifestations of each type of child maltreatment in sport. We aim to help practitioners better understand and researchers better measure this problem.