Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain

Bullying is a social problem that has been studied most in schools but affects other social contexts. However, there is a general lack of studies on bullying in sports. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of bullying among youth soccer players. Participants were 1,980 soccer player...

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Autores: Ríos, Xènia|||0000-0002-2357-0669, Ventura i Vall·llovera, Carles|||0000-0003-0429-2605, Lleixà Arribas, Teresa|||0000-0003-1047-1271, Prat Grau, Maria|||0000-0002-3811-9205, Flores-Aguilar, Gonzalo|||0000-0002-8949-0004
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:266506
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.2478/pcssr-2022-0002
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bullying
Soccer
Sport
Victimization
Youth
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spelling Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spainvictims, bullies, and bystandersRíos, Xènia|||0000-0002-2357-0669Ventura i Vall·llovera, Carles|||0000-0003-0429-2605Lleixà Arribas, Teresa|||0000-0003-1047-1271Prat Grau, Maria|||0000-0002-3811-9205Flores-Aguilar, Gonzalo|||0000-0002-8949-0004BullyingSoccerSportVictimizationYouthBullying is a social problem that has been studied most in schools but affects other social contexts. However, there is a general lack of studies on bullying in sports. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of bullying among youth soccer players. Participants were 1,980 soccer players (88.2% boys) aged 8 to 13 years (Mage = 10.5, SD = 1.68) from 25 clubs in Catalonia, Spain. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to analyze the prevalence and characteristics of bullying from the perspective of victims, bullies, and bystanders. The overall bullying victimization rate was 8.9%, with higher rates observed in the younger categories (p < .001); 5.2% of victims experienced bullying in both their soccer club and at school. The bullying and bystander rates were 14.8% and 34.7%, respectively, with significant differences between boys and girls (15.5% of boys and 9% of girls were bullies [p < .05], while 36.4% of boys and 21.9% of girls were bystanders [p < .001]). Verbal bullying was the main type of bullying reported. The locker room and pitch were the most common locations, and victims were more likely to deal with bullying on their own than to ask for help. Bullying is present in grassroots soccer, and anti-bullying programs are needed to instill ethical and moral values in athletes and equip coaches with the necessary skills to prevent, detect, and address bullying situations. 22022-01-0120222022-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/266506https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.2478/pcssr-2022-0002reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2665062026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
victims, bullies, and bystanders
title Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
spellingShingle Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
Ríos, Xènia|||0000-0002-2357-0669
Bullying
Soccer
Sport
Victimization
Youth
title_short Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
title_full Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
title_fullStr Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
title_sort Prevalence of bullying in grassroots soccer in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ríos, Xènia|||0000-0002-2357-0669
Ventura i Vall·llovera, Carles|||0000-0003-0429-2605
Lleixà Arribas, Teresa|||0000-0003-1047-1271
Prat Grau, Maria|||0000-0002-3811-9205
Flores-Aguilar, Gonzalo|||0000-0002-8949-0004
author Ríos, Xènia|||0000-0002-2357-0669
author_facet Ríos, Xènia|||0000-0002-2357-0669
Ventura i Vall·llovera, Carles|||0000-0003-0429-2605
Lleixà Arribas, Teresa|||0000-0003-1047-1271
Prat Grau, Maria|||0000-0002-3811-9205
Flores-Aguilar, Gonzalo|||0000-0002-8949-0004
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author2 Ventura i Vall·llovera, Carles|||0000-0003-0429-2605
Lleixà Arribas, Teresa|||0000-0003-1047-1271
Prat Grau, Maria|||0000-0002-3811-9205
Flores-Aguilar, Gonzalo|||0000-0002-8949-0004
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bullying
Soccer
Sport
Victimization
Youth
topic Bullying
Soccer
Sport
Victimization
Youth
description Bullying is a social problem that has been studied most in schools but affects other social contexts. However, there is a general lack of studies on bullying in sports. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of bullying among youth soccer players. Participants were 1,980 soccer players (88.2% boys) aged 8 to 13 years (Mage = 10.5, SD = 1.68) from 25 clubs in Catalonia, Spain. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to analyze the prevalence and characteristics of bullying from the perspective of victims, bullies, and bystanders. The overall bullying victimization rate was 8.9%, with higher rates observed in the younger categories (p < .001); 5.2% of victims experienced bullying in both their soccer club and at school. The bullying and bystander rates were 14.8% and 34.7%, respectively, with significant differences between boys and girls (15.5% of boys and 9% of girls were bullies [p < .05], while 36.4% of boys and 21.9% of girls were bystanders [p < .001]). Verbal bullying was the main type of bullying reported. The locker room and pitch were the most common locations, and victims were more likely to deal with bullying on their own than to ask for help. Bullying is present in grassroots soccer, and anti-bullying programs are needed to instill ethical and moral values in athletes and equip coaches with the necessary skills to prevent, detect, and address bullying situations.
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