Elite female athletes' experiences of emotional abuse in the coach-athlete relationship.
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780494274699
Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate elite, female athletes' experiences of emotional abuse. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fourteen retired, elite, female swimmers and data were analyzed inductively using a grounded theory approach. Results revealed that the athletes experienced emotional abuse in the coach-athlete relationship and that these experiences were embedded in and therefore influenced by the culture of elite sport. The emotionally abusive behaviours of the coach occurred in three ways; through physical behaviours, verbal behaviours, and the denial of attention and support. Emotional abuse was experienced differently throughout an athlete's career and a model of the process by which athletes experience emotional abuse over time is proposed. Implications of these findings are discussed and recommendations are made for future study.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 3295.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2007.

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