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      Bullying and Team Sports: An Exploratory Case Study on Adults’ Recollections

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      Date
      2016-09-14
      Author
      Janzen, Rick W 1973-
      ORCID
      0000-0002-2483-5462
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      For children and adolescents, there are many physical, social, emotional, and psychological benefits in organized team sports participation. However, what happens when those team environments turn negative as a result of teammate bullying? By using a qualitative case study approach, the goal of this inquiry was to gain a better understanding of the impact this type of bullying has on teammates. Through purposeful sampling, the lived experience of two participants was investigated through multiple in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Together with the participants, the researcher recreated and co-constructed the participants’ experiences, views, and meanings of the teammate bullying they encountered while participating on organized sports teams. The objective of this research was to generate significant, positive conversations on teammate bullying, which in turn would ideally promote healthier attitudes and behaviour changes within organized team sport environments. Educators, parents, and coaches may benefit from a better understanding of the impact teammate bullying has on individuals who experience such behaviours within their organized sport teams. The findings indicated that teammate bullying is flourishing within organized sports teams due to a lack of adult supervision and an adult reluctance to intervene. While such behaviour diminishes the victim’s “love for the game,” those who witness the bullying tend to normalize it in order to maintain their “love for the game.” While victims value the support of their peers during these bullying episodes, non-supportive bystanders feel remorse over their inactions during adulthood.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Program
      School and Counselling Psychology
      Supervisor
      Claypool, Tim
      Committee
      Park, Jeff; Kalyn, Brenda; MacIntyre, Laureen
      Copyright Date
      July 2016
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7423
      Subject
      Teammate Bullying
      Organized Team Sports
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