Telling adults about it: children’s experience of disclosing interpersonal violence in community sport

Figures & data

Figure 1. Participant recruitment.

Figure 2. Process of disclosure: Assumed versus actual.

Table 1. Disclosure of childhood IV experienced from different perpetrators: by participants’ gender.

	Total		Men		Women
Perpetrator	n	Disclosed (%)	n	Disclosed (%)	n	Disclosed (%)
Peer	625	34.6	213	28.2*	412	37.9
Coach	471	26.8	161	23.0	310	28.7
Parent	266	12.8	75	13.3	191	12.6

* Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate, p < 0.05 between men and women; lower disclosure percentage in boldface.

Table 2. Who children disclosed experiences of violence to: by perpetrator and respondents’ gender.

	Peer Violence			Coach Violence			Parent Violence
Adult the child disclosed to	Total (%)	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)	Men (%)	Women (%)
Parent/Carer (or another)	88.4	76.7*	92.9	92.1	83.8	95.6	67.6	80.0	62.5
Sibling (>18 years old)	13.9	15.0	13.5	11.1	13.5	10.1	14.7	10.0	16.7
Another Family Member	3.2	5.0	2.6	4.0	5.4	3.4	11.8	10.0	12.5
Coach (or another)	44.4	58.3	39.1*	13.5	18.9	11.2	20.6	50.0	8.3*
Sport Club Manager	8.8	11.7	7.7	14.3	18.9	12.4	20.6	50.0	8.3*
Volunteer	3.2	8.3	1.3*	1.6	2.7	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Police	1.9	3.3	1.3	1.6	5.4	0.0	8.8	20.0	0.0
Other†	3.2	3.3	3.2	4.0	8.1	2.2	5.9	0.0	8.3
Number of Respondents	216	60	156	126	37	89	34	10	24

Percentage of respondents who disclosed to adults in each category. *Indicates significant difference (chi-square, p < 0.05 between men and women; lower disclosure percentage in boldface. ^†Other adult responses were diverse e.g. teachers, psychologists, etc.