Violence in Korean Sports: Finding Solutions through Content Analysis of Media Reports

The purpose of this study is to analyze in-depth the actual situation and causes of the violence problem in Korean sports society, and to explore effective prevention and response measures. For the purpose of this study, we first analyzed prior research and legislative trends, and then analyzed media reports to further characterize the nature of the problem of violence in Korean sports and to propose more practical and effective prevention and response measures. In addition, a qualitative content analysis was conducted on sports violence-related articles reported in major Korean media over the past year. The analysis revealed that violence in the Korean sports community manifests itself in various forms, including school violence, leader violence, and sexual violence, and is caused by a combination of factors, including authoritarian leadership culture, triumphalism, silence and concealment of violence, and inadequate athlete human rights protection systems. blishment of the independent department were suggested and the improvement of the school police role was suggested

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Korean Association of Criminal Psychology
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2025-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.25277/kcpr.2025.21.2.7
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Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
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Violence in Korean Sports: Finding Solutions through Content Analysis of Media Reports

Changhyun Kwon
Korean Association of Criminal Psychology
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Violence in Korean Sports: Finding Solutions through Content Analysis of Media Reports

Changhyun Kwon
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze in-depth the actual situation and causes of the violence problem in Korean sports society, and to explore effective prevention and response measures. For the purpose of this study, we first analyzed prior research and legislative trends, and then analyzed media reports to further characterize the nature of the problem of violence in Korean sports and to propose more practical and effective prevention and response measures. In addition, a qualitative content analysis was conducted on sports violence-related articles reported in major Korean media over the past year. The analysis revealed that violence in the Korean sports community manifests itself in various forms, including school violence, leader violence, and sexual violence, and is caused by a combination of factors, including authoritarian leadership culture, triumphalism, silence and concealment of violence, and inadequate athlete human rights protection systems. blishment of the independent department were suggested and the improvement of the school police role was suggested

Korean Association of Criminal PsychologyVol. 21(2)
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Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
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