Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches

Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches

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Main Author: Zeitchick, Alexander L.
Language:English
Published: Xavier University / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:
Clinical Psychology
Psychology
hypermasculinity
narcissism
exposure to violence
athletes
football
adolescents
coaching
antisocial behavior
prosocial behavior
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1491776051176087
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-xavier14917760511760872021-08-03T07:01:32Z Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches Zeitchick, Alexander L. Clinical Psychology Psychology hypermasculinity narcissism exposure to violence athletes football adolescents coaching antisocial behavior prosocial behavior The objectives of this study were to examine the relationship between specific characteristics (i.e., hypermasculinity, narcissism, and exposure to violence) of adolescent male athletes, the perceived behavior of their coaches, and their antisocial and prosocial behavior in sport. A secondary aim of this study was to investigate if the perceived behavior of athletes’ coaches mitigated athletes’ behavior. Participants consisted of 138 adolescent male football players who attended a program for athletes with the potential to play in college. Athletes completed a set of electronic questionnaires. Results indicted that athletes who reported more antisocial behavior in sport had reported significantly greater exposure to violence, endorsed more hypermasculine attitudes, and indicated more narcissistic views. Participants also reported engaging in significantly more antisocial behavior in sport when they perceived their coach as engaging in poorer sportspersonship behaviors, and reported engaging in significantly more prosocial behavior in sport when their coach was perceived as engaging in more positive sportspersonship behaviors. A standard multiple regression analysis revealed hypermasculine attitudes were found to be the strongest unique contributor to antisocial behavior in sports. After controlling for perceived coaching behaviors using a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, only hypermasculinity and exposure to violence were found to contribute significantly to antisocial behavior in sports. Future research may focus on ways coaches can further influence positive youth development for athletes who possess characteristics that place them at risk. 2017-04-10 English text Xavier University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1491776051176087 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1491776051176087 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Clinical Psychology
Psychology
hypermasculinity
narcissism
exposure to violence
athletes
football
adolescents
coaching
antisocial behavior
prosocial behavior
spellingShingle Clinical Psychology
Psychology
hypermasculinity
narcissism
exposure to violence
athletes
football
adolescents
coaching
antisocial behavior
prosocial behavior
Zeitchick, Alexander L.
Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches
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title Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches
title_short Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches
title_full Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches
title_fullStr Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches
title_full_unstemmed Hypermasculinity, Narcissism, and Violence Among Athletes: Sport Behavior and Perceptions of Coaches
title_sort hypermasculinity, narcissism, and violence among athletes: sport behavior and perceptions of coaches
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