Corporal punishment in extracurricular sports activities (bukatsu) represents an aspect of Japanese culture

Omi, Yasuhiro

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“…In fact, Research on abused children’s brains has reported that witnessing verbal domestic violence causes significant brain damage and that trauma symptoms are more severe in people who witnessed domestic violence and were verbally abused [45]. Furthermore, a culture of Winning supremacy, Single-mindedness, Kimochism (the mind-body monistic internal moral senses that go beyond narrow spiritualism and gut feelings), and Demeritism (values that give undue priority to decreasing mistakes and failures) is latent in Japanese school-based extracurricular activities [46]. These cultural norms and climates may create a unique atmosphere that encourages positive MI experiences.…”

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Psychological violence victimization with moral injury in sports exacerbates PTSD symptoms

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Abstract. Introduction: In recent years, evidence has been accumulating that interpersonal violence (IV) in sports coaching situations has detrimental psychopathological effects. IV victimization not only produces traditional adverse symptoms, but also impairs psychological functioning related to self-evaluation and interpersonal relationships in personality development. We designed this study to explore the psychopathological damage caused by IV experiences in Japanese sports coaching situations from the perspective of PTSD and moral injury (MI). Methods: We conducted a Web-based aggregate survey using convenience sampling. Japanese university undergraduates ( N=196, age range 18-23 years) participated in the study. We used hierarchical multiple regression and simple slope analyses to examine quantitative data after controlling for covariates. Results: There was a significant main effect of experiencing psychological violence and MI on several PTSD symptoms, including intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal. In addition, a high frequency of experiencing psychological violence enhanced intrusion and hyperarousal symptoms only when causes MI. Conclusion: These results are consistent with previous studies that identified IV-related mental health harms. The result also indicate that the damage caused by IV in sports contexts is complex and aggravated by the deep intrinsic and moral emotional wounds. The primary findings of this study are crucial for protecting athlete’ human rights, further enhancing sports leadership education, and for proactive consideration of preventive intervention strategies.

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“…A second related area of research concerns the effects of bukatsu on students' mental and physical health. Research shows how a competitive ideology and the 'spiritual development' approach to bukatsu creates an environment where excessively long hours of practice, corporal punishment [taibatsu] by coaches, and physical abuses at the hands of the senpai are normalized [10,11,[25][26][27][28]]. Omi's [11] survey of university students found that 25% of respondents had been physically punished during their school days, which took place mostly in a bukatsu setting.…”

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“…Research shows how a competitive ideology and the 'spiritual development' approach to bukatsu creates an environment where excessively long hours of practice, corporal punishment [taibatsu] by coaches, and physical abuses at the hands of the senpai are normalized [10,11,[25][26][27][28]]. Omi's [11] survey of university students found that 25% of respondents had been physically punished during their school days, which took place mostly in a bukatsu setting. Of course, research shows that student participation in bukatsu activities can also have a positive impact on academic performance and motivation [27,29].…”

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“…This sense of non-competitiveness is the reason that some argue lifestyle sports can be more inclusive for a diverse range of student interests. In contrast, the collectivism of traditional bukatsu activities in Japanese public education is seen as an important tool for socialization in a society where, often, the group takes precedence over the individual [11,62]. From the perspective of public education providers, the importance of buskatsu activities is in fostering a social and collective group dynamic.…”

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“…A decline in sports bukatsu participation is particularly concerning as most youth sport and physical activity occurs within Japan's public education system, with bukatsu playing a central role [5,[8][9][10]. In junior high schools, the focus of this study, it was estimated in the 1990s that over 90% of students participated in sports bukatsu (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 1997; cited in [11]). Recent estimates show a further decrease in participation from 2.33 million in 2009 to 2.00 million in 2018, a drop of 13.1% [7].…”

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This study explores the value of extracurricular activities to Japanese junior high school students and how this value can be transmitted to junior students through essay writing. The study participants involved Japanese seventh graders; the essay focused on school attractiveness and covered the following three conditions: (1) “control condition,” where juniors (sixth graders) are assumed to be readers, (2) “emphasis condition,” where the teacher requested participants to assume a more specific view of the juniors, and (3) “emphasis–visualization condition,” where the teacher requested participants to assume a more specific view of juniors and where the participants visualized the characteristics of juniors before completing the writing assignment. More information regarding extracurricular activities was provided in the emphasis–visualization condition. This suggests that when Japanese junior high school students are highly aware of their juniors, they evaluate extracurricular activities as an attractive school feature and readily transmit this value to younger students.

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Corporal punishment in extracurricular sports activities (bukatsu) represents an aspect of Japanese culture

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Psychological violence victimization with moral injury in sports exacerbates PTSD symptoms

Psychological violence victimization with moral injury in sports exacerbates PTSD symptoms

Lifestyle Sports and Public Education in Japan: New Collectivism, Contest(ed) Benefits, and Community Revitalization in Aoshima’s Surfing Bukatsu

The value of extracurricular activities to Japanese junior high school students: focusing on the expression of a school’s attractiveness in writing

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