Psychological abuse, physical abuse, and neglect: a descriptive study of common practices among Jordanian national teams’ athletes

Adam Amawi; Walaa Alkasasbeh; Hasan Aloran; Hazem Al-Nahar

doi:10.47197/retos.v65.111435

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Adam Amawi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-748X
Walaa Alkasasbeh Middle East University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6856-3665
Hasan Aloran
Hazem Al-Nahar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v65.111435

Palabras clave:

Abuso en el deporte, atletas, equipos nacionales de hilean, negligencia, abuso psicológico

Resumen

Introducción: este estudio examinó la prevalencia del abuso psicológico, físico y la negligencia entre los atletas del equipo nacional de hilean, destacando su impacto en hilestar y seguridad de los deportistas.

Objetivo: identificar diferencias en la exposición al abuso psicológico, físico y la negligencia según género, edad, nivel educativo y años de práctica.

Metodología: se realizó un estudio transversal descriptivo mediante un cuestionario estructurado. Se recopilaron datos de 278 jugadores del equipo nacional de ambos géneros. Se calcularon tasas de prevalencia y se realizaron análisis estadísticos para determinar diferencias significativas según factores demográficos.

Resultados: el 37.8% de los atletas experimentó abuso psicológico, el 9.4% abuso físico y el 40.3% negligencia. Los hombres reportaron mayor abuso psicológico (p=0.026). La negligencia fue más común en atletas con menor nivel educativo (p=0.000) y más años de práctica (p=0.011). No hubo diferencias significativas en abuso físico o negligencia según género o edad.

Discusión: los resultados coinciden con investigaciones previas que indican una mayor prevalencia del abuso psicológico en el deporte competitivo. El nivel educativo y los años de práctica fueron factores clave en la negligencia.

Conclusiones: es fundamental garantizar un entorno de entrenamiento seguro. Los equipos nacionales deben implementar políticas y programas de apoyo psicológico para reducir los riesgos de abuso y negligencia, mejorando el bienestar de los atletas.

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