Sexual Coercion Risk and Women’s Sport Participation

Brown, Elise C.; Spiller, Laura; Stiles, Beverly L.; Kilgore, Lon

doi:10.2478/pcssr-2013-0002

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“…Although these behaviors are closely associated with sexual violence, female college athletes report lower overall perceived risk than nonathletes (Wetherill & Fromme, 2007) and believe their “mental strength, self-esteem, and confidence” make them less likely to experience sexual assault than other women on campus (McMahon, 2007, p. 365). Actual research on the rate of sexual victimization among female athletes is inconclusive (Brown, Spiller, Stiles, & Kilgore, 2013; Fasting, Brackenridge, Miller, & Sabo, 2008; Limegrover, 2011) and thus female athletes may be underestimating their risk. This estimation could also prohibit athletic women from developing strategies to effectively communicate their sexual desires in ambiguous situations (Norris, Nurius, & Dimeff, 1996).…”

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Strong Women Never Mumble: Female Athlete Attitudes About Sexual Consent

McGovern

2017

J Interpers Violence

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Research demonstrating the effect of sports' hypermasculine culture on athlete attitudes about sexual consent primarily focuses on men. Female athletes routinely engage with the same culture but their beliefs about sexual communication are rarely examined. This study examines the unique ways that athletic norms of hegemonic masculinity intersect with embodied lived experiences to influence female athletes' perceptions of consent communication. Data were gathered from surveys and focus group interviews at a midsized university in the Northeast. The findings indicate that athletic women place emphasis on confidently saying "no" in ambiguous sexual situations. Data also show that female athletes' attitudes about sexual consent differ from their nonathletic peers even though both groups experience many of the same sexual pressures. The research demonstrates how athletic women's gendered practices are constituted by their status as women and as athletes and suggests that future training programs should aim to incorporate perspectives of women athletes.

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