Sexual harassment and abuse; disclosure and awareness of report- and support resources in Norwegian sport- and non-sport high schools: a prospective exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine high school students' disclosure of sexual harassment and abuse (SHA), and awareness of reporting systems and support mechanisms in school among students, leaders, and coaches.

Method

Norwegian 17-year-old high school elite athletes (n = 630), recreational athletes (n = 307), and reference students (n = 263) responded to an online questionnaire at two measurement points, 1 year apart (T1 and T2). Leaders and coaches (n = 249) at the participating high schools responded to an adapted version of the questionnaire at T1. Data were analyzed using ANOVA or Welch test, Pearson Chi-Square test, and McNemar test.

Results

In total, 11.4 and 34.0% of the adolescents were aware of reporting systems and support mechanisms, respective

SUBMITTER: Solvberg N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10380924 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature