Clinical trial NCT04003675: Sexual Harassment Within and Outside Sports
Official title: Sexual Harassment Among Students at Elite Sport High Schools and Regular High Schools in Norway
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Sexual Harassment
Sexual Abuse
Psychological Distress
Prevention
Lead sponsor: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: The Norwegian Women´s Public Health Association
name: Norwegian Extra Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation
name: University of Agder
name: University of Toronto
name: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
First posted: 2019-07-01
Enrollment: 1250
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Students:

Students in 2nd grade at public and private elite sport high schools in Norway, and a corresponding number of reference students in 2nd grade at representative regular high schools (no sport specialization) in the counties Viken and Oslo in Norway.

Trainers and leaders:

All administrative responsible employees (principles/inspectors) at public and private elite sport high schools and regular high schools, in addition to trainers at elite sport high schools with more than 20 % employment status.

Brief summary: This study examines sexual harassment and abuse in and outside sports among adolescent elite athlete boys and girls, adolescent control students, trainers and leaders at elite sport high schools and regular high schools in Norway.

Detailed description: The purpose of the study is to examine the prevalence and outcome of sexual harassment within and outside sports, including who the perpetrators are, the association between experienced sexual harassment and psychological health, knowledge of report mechanisms and emergency plans, and the participants suggestions for preventive strategies. The knowledge from this study will be a good basis to establish and implement prevention strategies and educational programs in the future.

Students, trainers (with more than 20 % employment status) and leaders at elite sport high schools and regular high schools in Norway will answer a questionnaire at two measurement points. Additionally, a sample of randomly selected students who report experiences with sexual harassment, and a random sample of trainers and leaders, will be invited to participate in an individual in-depth interview. Students scoring above cut-off on the questionnaire measuring symptoms of eating disorders (EDE-q) will be invited to a separate diagnostic interview (EDE).

A group of students will also participate in a test-retest examination of the reliability of the questionnaire.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Over 16 years of age
* Students in 2nd grade elite sport high schools in Norway
* Students in 2nd grade at regular high schools (no specialization) in Viken and Oslo in Norway
* Trainers with more than 20 percent employment status at elite sport highs schools
* Leaders/principles at the attending elite sport- and regular high schools

Exclusion Criteria:

* Students under 16 years of age
* Trainers with less than 20 percent employment status
* Students/trainers not understanding written Norwegian language

Primary outcomes:
measure: Sexual harassment
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sexual harassment
timeFrame: 1 year after baseline
measure: Sexual harassment
timeFrame: Two weeks (test-retest)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Symptoms of eating disorders
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Symptoms of eating disorders
timeFrame: 1 year after baseline
measure: Symptoms of eating disorders
timeFrame: Two weeks (test-retest)
measure: Health related quality of life
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Health related quality of life
timeFrame: 1 year after baseline
measure: Health related quality of life
timeFrame: Two weeks (test-retest)
measure: Resilience
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Resilience
timeFrame: 1 year after baseline
measure: Resilience
timeFrame: Two weeks (test-retest)
measure: Self-esteem
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Self-esteem
timeFrame: 1 year after baseline
measure: Self-esteem
timeFrame: Two weeks (test-retest)
measure: Subjective health complaints
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Subjective health complaints
timeFrame: 1 year after baseline
measure: Subjective health complaints
timeFrame: Two weeks (test-retest)
measure: Sexual harassment experiences from trainers
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sexual harassment interview
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Eating disorder examination (EDE) interview
timeFrame: Following the 1 year-follow up questionnaire
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oslo
country: Norway
facility: Norwegian school of sport sciences
Study officials:
affiliation: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
name: Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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