Snapchat and child sexual abuse in sport: Protecting child athletes in the social media age |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Box 43011, Lubbock, TX, 79409, United States;2. Department of Communication Studies, Sam Houston State University, Box 2299, Huntsville, TX, 77341, United States;1. University of Tasmania, School of Education, Launceston, Australia;2. School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Canada;1. Nichols College, Conant Hall, 405, 129 Center Rd, Dudley, MA 01571, United States;2. Trinity University, 1 Trinity Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212, United States;1. Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Spinnaker Building, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth PO1 2ER, United Kingdom;2. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. Research Centre for Exercise, School and Sport, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands;4. Université Clermont Auvergne, Laboratoire ACTé EA 4281, Clermont-Ferrand, France;1. Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT380QB, United Kingdom;2. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain;3. University of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom;1. Department of Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK;2. School of Management, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;1. German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Sociology and Gender Studies, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Köln, Germany;2. Karlsruher Institute of Technology, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Gebaeude 40.40, Engler-Bunte-Ring 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Child sexual abuse is a pervasive problem that sport organizations must confront to protect the integrity of sport. While previous researchers have examined this topic, few have explored the role that technology plays. The authors address this gap by examining how coach perpetrators utilize Snapchat to facilitate sexual abuse, using Cense and Brackenridge’s (2001) Temporal Model of Sexual Abuse with Children and Young Persons in Sport as a framework. Analysis of 99 media reports from 2013 to 2018 found that Snapchat provides motivation for coach perpetrators to sexually abuse that allowed them, in varied ways, to overcome internal inhibitions, external barriers, and break down victim resistance. The results indicate that youth sport organizations must develop clear policies that govern coach-athlete communication and relationships in the digital age. To further protect young athletes, youth sport organizations must develop programming to educate parents and athletes on these boundaries, to increase understanding about how sexual abuse and sexual maltreatment occur in virtual spaces. |
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| Keywords: | Grooming Child sexual abuse Snapchat Coach-athlete relationships Sexting |
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