Sexual Violence in University Sports Teams: Female Student-Athletes’ Experiences in Three Quebec Higher Education Institutions
= 24) reported at least one SV incident perpetrated by someone linked to their university sports team. Most incidents were perpetrated by men, primarily fellow student-athletes, and occurred most frequently during social activities. These findings highlight that SV remains a current issue despite existing prevention efforts and provide information that could support the development of more effective prevention strategies and educational initiatives in university sports.
Authors
- Félix Berrigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-178X)
- David Bezeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4563-3691)
- Maïa Savard
Institutions
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Violence Against Women
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012261425950
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada