The emotional abuse of elite child athletes by their coaches

By Misia Gervis, N. Dunn. 2004

198 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Social Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Sylvie Parent
2. A. Stirling
3. K. Fortier
4. G. Kerr
5. F. Smits
6. F. Jacobs
7. A. Knoppers

In Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

1. A. Stirling
2. G. Kerr
3. Sylvie Parent

In Social Psychology

1. A. Stirling
2. Sylvie Parent
3. G. Kerr
4. K. Fortier
5. 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): “…the issue of abuse of athletes by coaches has 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…”
• The perceived effects of elite athletes' experiences of emotional abuse in the coach–athlete relationship (2013, background): “First, the frequency of emotionally abusive coaching behaviours appears to increase as athletes move up the sporting ranks (Gervis & Dunn, 2004).”
• Elite Female Swimmers' Experiences of Emotional Abuse Across Time (2008, background): “Similarly, Gervis and Dunn (2004) explained that ‘normally’ accepted coaching methodologies that are centered on a ‘win at all costs’ approach are problematic and create a position of vulnerability for abuse of the athletes.”
• Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) (2019, unknown): “Psychological abuse can lead to impaired athletic performance, reduced medal opportunities, loss of sponsorship and early sport dropout.(560) Childhood psychological abuse is a correlate of long term post-traumatic and dissociative symptoms in athletes.”
• Defining and categorizing emotional abuse in sport (2008, background): “These coaching behaviours are seldom challenged and are an important area of inquiry (Gervis & Dunn, 2004).”
• Parents’ Reflections on their Child's Experiences of Emotionally Abusive Coaching Practices (2012, background): “In the UK, Gervis and Dunn ( 2004 ) conducted exploratory semi-structured interviews with 12 former elite child athletes and found that shouting, belittling, threats, and humiliation were found to be the most common forms of emotional abuse, with more abusive behaviors reported once the athletes rea”