Incident of Sexual Harrassment in Turkey on Elite Sportswomen

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Gündüz N., Sunay H., Koz M.

THE SPORT JOURNAL, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.1-11, 2007 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: THE SPORT JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, SportDiscus, vLex
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-11
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study was to examine incidents of sexual harassment by trainers, administrators, spectators, etc. directed at elite sportswomen from different branches. The 356 sportswomen participants voluntarily took part in this study. They completed a twenty-item questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability. The Alfa reliability coefficient was found to be 0.86. The data collected were analyzed through SPSS program and data relations were examined via a chi-square test. The significance level was p<0.05. The findings of the study revealed that 200 out of 356 sportswomen stated that they had been sexually harassed. The most frequent time of harassment was found to be after games or training, and the most frequently occurring location of harassment was the sports center. The relationship between branch groups, age, educational background, and the sexual harassment was found to have p<0.05 significance. The relationship between years of experience in sports, marital status, the gender of the trainer, and sexual harassment were found to be insignificant (p>0.05). The overall findings of this study show that elite sportswomen from different branches are exposed to sexual harassment. This supports the related literature.