Defining and categorizing emotional abuse in sport

By A. Stirling, G. Kerr. 2008

156 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Sylvie Parent
2. A. Stirling
3. K. Fortier
4. G. Kerr
5. N. Galli
6. Stephen P. Gonzalez
7. F. Smits
8. F. Jacobs

In Safety Research

1. Sylvie Parent
2. A. Stirling
3. K. Fortier
4. N. Galli
5. Stephen P. Gonzalez
6. G. Kerr

In Social Psychology

1. A. Stirling
2. Sylvie Parent
3. G. Kerr
4. K. Fortier
5. N. Galli
6. Stephen P. Gonzalez
7. D. Lavallee

Citations in the corpus

• Comprehensive Overview of the Problem of Violence Against Athletes in Sport (2018, background): “…been an emergence of studies documenting previously less well-known forms of violence, such as the issue of sexual and emotional violence in sport context (Fasting, Chroni, Hervik, & Knorre, 2011; Gervis & Dunn, 2004; Parent et al., 2016; Stafford, Alexander, & Fry, 2013; Stirling & Kerr, 2008).”
• 'You don’t realize what you see!': the institutional context of emotional abuse in elite youth sport (2017, background): “…received a great deal of attention (e.g. Brackenridge and Fasting 2005; Fasting and Brackenridge 2009; Gervis and Dunn 2004; Grahn 2014; Johns and Johns 2000; Owusu-Sekyere and Gervis 2014; Pinheiro et al. 2014; Raakman, Dorsch, and Rhind 2010; Ryan 1995; Stirling and Kerr 2008, 2013; UNICEF 2010).”
• Psychological resilience in sport: A review of the literature and implications for research and practice (2015, background): “Although athletes do indeed experience traumatic adversities such as emotional abuse (Stirling & Kerr, 2008), post-traumatic stress (Shearer, Mellalieu, & Shearer, 2011), and eating disorders (Papathomas & Lavallee, 2012), researchers and practitioners are also interested in stressors that are more…”
• The perceived effects of elite athletes' experiences of emotional abuse in the coach–athlete relationship (2013, background): “…through physical behaviours (e.g. throwing objects, punching walls), verbal behaviours (e.g. ridicule, belittlement, name-calling, humiliation), and the denial of attention and support (e.g. intentionally ignoring the athlete or refusing to provide adequate feedback) (Stirling & Kerr, 2008).”
• Parents’ Reflections on their Child's Experiences of Emotionally Abusive Coaching Practices (2012, background): ““Emotional abuse refers to a pattern of deliberate non-contact behaviors by a person within a critical relationship role that have the potential to be harmful [to an individual's emotional well-being]” (Stirling & Kerr, 2008 , p.”