@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of sexual abuse in organised competitive sport in Australia",
journal="Journal of sexual aggression",
year="2002",
author="Leahy, Trisha and Pretty, Grace and Tenenbaum, Gershon",
volume="8",
number="2",
pages="16-36",
abstract="This article reports the first phase of a three-phase research programme investigating the prevalence and long-term sequelae associated with sexual abuse in a non-psychiatric sample of male and female Australian athletes. A cross-sectional, retrospective design, using a mailed survey, provided a quantitative assessment of sexual abuse prevalence in a national sample of elite athletes and a regional sample of club athletes. Results from the total sample (n = 370) revealed that 31% of female and 21% of male athletes reported experiencing sexual abuse at some time in their lives. Of these, 41% of females, and 29% of males had been sexually abused within the sports environment. It was also found that almost half, 46.4%, of the elite group reporting sexual abuse had been sexually abused by sports personnel. For the club group, this figure was 25.6%. Implications of these results and current initiatives for the prevention of sexual abuse of athletes in Australia are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1355-2600",
doi="10.1080/13552600208413337",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600208413337"
}