Gretchen Kerr
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3601606 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gretchen Kerr |
| PRENOMES | Gretchen |
| SOBRENOME | Kerr |
| ASSINATURA | KERR G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8070-7297 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Interpersonal violence and athlete wellbeing
In this paper, we examine the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement: Interpersonal Violence and Safeguarding through a survivor-centred interpretive lens, grounded in the authors’ experiences as athlete-survivors of abuse. We assess whether the Statement recognises the impacts of IV, and the extent to which recommendations address the psychological, behavioural, physical, and performance-related consequences for athletes. Unde…
The relationship between psychological abuse, athlete satisfaction, eating disorder and self-harm indicators in elite athletes
IntroductionPsychological abuse continues to be the most frequently reported type of maltreatment among athletes leading to negative mental health such as low mood and self-esteem, increased anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders. Preliminary evidence suggests athlete satisfaction can influence the perceived outcomes associated with psychological abuse. Despite its negative impacts on athletes, psychological abuse continues to be justified as a…
Youth athletes’ perspectives on developmental influences of relationships in individual and team sports
Within the sport context, critical social agents, such as coaches and peers have a significant impact on youth developmental outcomes as well as participation decisions. While youth’s interpersonal relationships with coaches and peers in sport have received considerable attention, to-date, there remains a lack of research examining the impact of such dynamics for youth development and participation decisions according to sport type. The purpose o…
Cyberbullying in Sport
Despite over 30 years of scholarly attention devoted to bullying and cyberbullying behaviors in school settings, research related to these experiences in the sport context remains limited. Yet, numerous anecdotal examples and preliminary evidence suggests cyberbullying exists in the sport domain and must be addressed given the potential adverse psychosocial outcomes for athletes. This commentary reviews research related to bullying and cyberbully…
Competitive dancers’ social identities and experiences of harm
The purpose of the research was to explore competitive dancers’ experiences of harm in the dance environment with a focus placed on dancers’ social identities. Limited attention has been given to instances of harm in competitive dance. In addition, the impact of social identities on experiences of harm has yet to be discussed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 competitive dancers. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis leading…
Olympic and Paralympic athletes’ perceptions of the Canadian sport environment and mental health
While athletes can experience poor mental health, researchers often focuses on the personal factors that impact an athlete’s mental health. Such a narrow focus neglects the broader contextual factors, such as involvement within sport systems, that can impact athlete mental health. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to understand how elite sport training environments in Canada impact the mental health of athletes. Methods: Team Canada Olympi…
Exploring Stakeholders' Interpretations of Safe Sport
In response to numerous highly publicized cases of athlete maltreatment, sport organizations have developed prevention and intervention strategies under the umbrella term of Safe Sport; however, confusion exists about what it does and does not encompass. To better understand what Safe Sport encompasses, this study sought to develop a conceptual framework of Safe Sport, informed by the perspectives of various stakeholders in sport. Using a social …
“It’s less about you as a person and more about the result you can produce”
Positive youth development (PYD) research in sport has often focused on the influence of coach and peer relations, yet the PYD research has been criticised for lacking sufficient theory. From a psychosocial development perspective, the nature and quality of interpersonal dynamics have a significant impact on the attainment of developmental outcomes for youth. In this research, we explored youth athletes’ relational dynamics with coaches and peers…
Evaluation of Publicly Accessible Child Protection in Sport Education and Reporting Initiatives
Despite sport being a vehicle through which youth may achieve positive developmental outcomes, maltreatment in the youth sport context remains a significant concern. With increased athlete advocacy and research demonstrating the high prevalence of maltreatment in sport, and the urgent need to address it, many international organisations have created child protection in sport initiatives. Of particular focus to athletes and researchers is the prov…
Listening to Athletes' Voices
With increased media scrutiny, public awareness, and research on the prevalence of maltreatment experiences in sport, sport organizations have faced increased pressures to combat unsafe practices in sport. A consequence has been the emergence of the Safe Sport movement whereby organizations including the International Olympic Committee, Safe Sport International, US Center for SafeSport, Sport Canada, and others, have developed policies, initiativ…
Understanding the staff cancer through the perceived experiences of varsity male soccer players
Informal roles can be beneficial or detrimental to sport performance. Researchers have identified negative informal roles within sports and organisational contexts; however, exploration of these roles has been limited to athletes within sports research or staff members within organisational research. To our knowledge, negative informal roles occupied by a staff member on a sports team have not been studied. The purpose of the current research was…
Sport fans’ perspectives of public shaming of professional athletes on social media
Recent research has illustrated sport fans’ propensity to engage in public shaming practices directed at professional athletes via social media in response to athletes’ perceived norm violations. Public shaming – considered the act of expressing discontent for another’s behaviour – is demonstrated through fans’ expressed withdrawals of support, and detailed depictions of desired psychosocial, physical, and career-related consequences for the athl…
Sport Administrators' Perspectives on Advancing Safe Sport
Numerous international high-profile cases of athlete abuses have led to efforts to advance what has been termed "Safe Sport." Sport and coaching organisations are urgently designing and implementing policies, procedures and programmes to advance a culture of safe sport. However, we posit that these endeavours are occurring without a conceptual framework about what constitutes safe sport or how to achieve it. Without a consistent conceptual framew…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Millions of children and adolescents around the world participate in organized sport for holistic health and developmental benefits. However, for some, sport participation is characterized by experiences of maltreatment, including forms of abuse and neglect. In Canada, efforts to address and prevent maltreatment in sport have been characterized by recurring cycles of crisis, public attention, policy response, sluggish implementation, and active r…
University sport retirement and athlete mental health
When sport participation reaches competitive levels, it can become entangled with stressors such as injury, performance pressures, high internal and external expectations, and difficult retirement transitions. Retirement can leave individuals vulnerable to experiencing mental health challenges, particularly when an athlete has developed a strong athletic identity. In this study, narrative inquiry philosophy informed an exploration of the experien…
Psychological and Cortisol Responses to and Recovery From Exposure to a Body Image Threat
The majority of body image research has failed to measure what occurs beyond the immediate presentation of a body image threat, or after a body image threat is no longer present. This is particularly true for physiological outcomes. The present study examined psychological and cortisol responses to, and recovery from, a body composition assessment as a social-evaluative body image threat. Women ( N = 64) were randomized into either a control or t…
A Critical Examination of Child Protection Initiatives in Sport Contexts
With the broadening of focus on child maltreatment beyond intra-familial settings, there is growing awareness of occurrences of maltreatment within the sport context. Millions of children participate in organized sport annually, and despite a tendency to view sport as a context by which to enhance the overall health and development of children, it is also a context in which children are vulnerable to experiences of maltreatment. The well-document…
Abused athletes' perceptions of the coach-athlete relationship
The coach-athlete relationship is often one of the most important and influential relationships experienced by a young athlete.1 1 Gervis and Dunn Gervis, M. and Dunn, N. 2004. The Emotional Abuse of Elite Child Athletes by their Coaches. Child Abuse Review, 13: 215–23. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar], ‘The Emotional Abuse’. While coaches may have many positive influences on young athletes, emerging literature also indicates problems of abuse. In f…
Drive for thinness score is a proxy indicator of energy deficiency in exercising women
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Millions of children and adolescents around the world participate in organized sport for holistic health and developmental benefits. However, for some, sport participation is characterized by experiences of maltreatment, including forms of abuse and neglect. In Canada, efforts to address and prevent maltreatment in sport have been characterized by recurring cycles of crisis, public attention, policy response, sluggish implementation, and active r…
Listening to Athletes' Voices
With increased media scrutiny, public awareness, and research on the prevalence of maltreatment experiences in sport, sport organizations have faced increased pressures to combat unsafe practices in sport. A consequence has been the emergence of the Safe Sport movement whereby organizations including the International Olympic Committee, Safe Sport International, US Center for SafeSport, Sport Canada, and others, have developed policies, initiativ…
Sport Administrators' Perspectives on Advancing Safe Sport
Numerous international high-profile cases of athlete abuses have led to efforts to advance what has been termed "Safe Sport." Sport and coaching organisations are urgently designing and implementing policies, procedures and programmes to advance a culture of safe sport. However, we posit that these endeavours are occurring without a conceptual framework about what constitutes safe sport or how to achieve it. Without a consistent conceptual framew…
A Critical Examination of Child Protection Initiatives in Sport Contexts
With the broadening of focus on child maltreatment beyond intra-familial settings, there is growing awareness of occurrences of maltreatment within the sport context. Millions of children participate in organized sport annually, and despite a tendency to view sport as a context by which to enhance the overall health and development of children, it is also a context in which children are vulnerable to experiences of maltreatment. The well-document…
Exploring Stakeholders' Interpretations of Safe Sport
In response to numerous highly publicized cases of athlete maltreatment, sport organizations have developed prevention and intervention strategies under the umbrella term of Safe Sport; however, confusion exists about what it does and does not encompass. To better understand what Safe Sport encompasses, this study sought to develop a conceptual framework of Safe Sport, informed by the perspectives of various stakeholders in sport. Using a social …
The relationship between psychological abuse, athlete satisfaction, eating disorder and self-harm indicators in elite athletes
IntroductionPsychological abuse continues to be the most frequently reported type of maltreatment among athletes leading to negative mental health such as low mood and self-esteem, increased anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders. Preliminary evidence suggests athlete satisfaction can influence the perceived outcomes associated with psychological abuse. Despite its negative impacts on athletes, psychological abuse continues to be justified as a…
Drive for thinness score is a proxy indicator of energy deficiency in exercising women
Drive for thinness score is a proxy indicator of energy deficiency in exercising women
Abused athletes' perceptions of the coach-athlete relationship
The coach-athlete relationship is often one of the most important and influential relationships experienced by a young athlete.1 1 Gervis and Dunn Gervis, M. and Dunn, N. 2004. The Emotional Abuse of Elite Child Athletes by their Coaches. Child Abuse Review, 13: 215–23. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar], ‘The Emotional Abuse’. While coaches may have many positive influences on young athletes, emerging literature also indicates problems of abuse. In f…
A Critical Examination of Child Protection Initiatives in Sport Contexts
With the broadening of focus on child maltreatment beyond intra-familial settings, there is growing awareness of occurrences of maltreatment within the sport context. Millions of children participate in organized sport annually, and despite a tendency to view sport as a context by which to enhance the overall health and development of children, it is also a context in which children are vulnerable to experiences of maltreatment. The well-document…
Psychological and Cortisol Responses to and Recovery From Exposure to a Body Image Threat
The majority of body image research has failed to measure what occurs beyond the immediate presentation of a body image threat, or after a body image threat is no longer present. This is particularly true for physiological outcomes. The present study examined psychological and cortisol responses to, and recovery from, a body composition assessment as a social-evaluative body image threat. Women ( N = 64) were randomized into either a control or t…
University sport retirement and athlete mental health
When sport participation reaches competitive levels, it can become entangled with stressors such as injury, performance pressures, high internal and external expectations, and difficult retirement transitions. Retirement can leave individuals vulnerable to experiencing mental health challenges, particularly when an athlete has developed a strong athletic identity. In this study, narrative inquiry philosophy informed an exploration of the experien…
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Millions of children and adolescents around the world participate in organized sport for holistic health and developmental benefits. However, for some, sport participation is characterized by experiences of maltreatment, including forms of abuse and neglect. In Canada, efforts to address and prevent maltreatment in sport have been characterized by recurring cycles of crisis, public attention, policy response, sluggish implementation, and active r…
Understanding the staff cancer through the perceived experiences of varsity male soccer players
Informal roles can be beneficial or detrimental to sport performance. Researchers have identified negative informal roles within sports and organisational contexts; however, exploration of these roles has been limited to athletes within sports research or staff members within organisational research. To our knowledge, negative informal roles occupied by a staff member on a sports team have not been studied. The purpose of the current research was…
Sport fans’ perspectives of public shaming of professional athletes on social media
Recent research has illustrated sport fans’ propensity to engage in public shaming practices directed at professional athletes via social media in response to athletes’ perceived norm violations. Public shaming – considered the act of expressing discontent for another’s behaviour – is demonstrated through fans’ expressed withdrawals of support, and detailed depictions of desired psychosocial, physical, and career-related consequences for the athl…
Sport Administrators' Perspectives on Advancing Safe Sport
Numerous international high-profile cases of athlete abuses have led to efforts to advance what has been termed "Safe Sport." Sport and coaching organisations are urgently designing and implementing policies, procedures and programmes to advance a culture of safe sport. However, we posit that these endeavours are occurring without a conceptual framework about what constitutes safe sport or how to achieve it. Without a consistent conceptual framew…
“It’s less about you as a person and more about the result you can produce”
Positive youth development (PYD) research in sport has often focused on the influence of coach and peer relations, yet the PYD research has been criticised for lacking sufficient theory. From a psychosocial development perspective, the nature and quality of interpersonal dynamics have a significant impact on the attainment of developmental outcomes for youth. In this research, we explored youth athletes’ relational dynamics with coaches and peers…
Evaluation of Publicly Accessible Child Protection in Sport Education and Reporting Initiatives
Despite sport being a vehicle through which youth may achieve positive developmental outcomes, maltreatment in the youth sport context remains a significant concern. With increased athlete advocacy and research demonstrating the high prevalence of maltreatment in sport, and the urgent need to address it, many international organisations have created child protection in sport initiatives. Of particular focus to athletes and researchers is the prov…
Listening to Athletes' Voices
With increased media scrutiny, public awareness, and research on the prevalence of maltreatment experiences in sport, sport organizations have faced increased pressures to combat unsafe practices in sport. A consequence has been the emergence of the Safe Sport movement whereby organizations including the International Olympic Committee, Safe Sport International, US Center for SafeSport, Sport Canada, and others, have developed policies, initiativ…
Cyberbullying in Sport
Despite over 30 years of scholarly attention devoted to bullying and cyberbullying behaviors in school settings, research related to these experiences in the sport context remains limited. Yet, numerous anecdotal examples and preliminary evidence suggests cyberbullying exists in the sport domain and must be addressed given the potential adverse psychosocial outcomes for athletes. This commentary reviews research related to bullying and cyberbully…
Competitive dancers’ social identities and experiences of harm
The purpose of the research was to explore competitive dancers’ experiences of harm in the dance environment with a focus placed on dancers’ social identities. Limited attention has been given to instances of harm in competitive dance. In addition, the impact of social identities on experiences of harm has yet to be discussed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 competitive dancers. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis leading…
Olympic and Paralympic athletes’ perceptions of the Canadian sport environment and mental health
While athletes can experience poor mental health, researchers often focuses on the personal factors that impact an athlete’s mental health. Such a narrow focus neglects the broader contextual factors, such as involvement within sport systems, that can impact athlete mental health. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to understand how elite sport training environments in Canada impact the mental health of athletes. Methods: Team Canada Olympi…
Exploring Stakeholders' Interpretations of Safe Sport
In response to numerous highly publicized cases of athlete maltreatment, sport organizations have developed prevention and intervention strategies under the umbrella term of Safe Sport; however, confusion exists about what it does and does not encompass. To better understand what Safe Sport encompasses, this study sought to develop a conceptual framework of Safe Sport, informed by the perspectives of various stakeholders in sport. Using a social …
Youth athletes’ perspectives on developmental influences of relationships in individual and team sports
Within the sport context, critical social agents, such as coaches and peers have a significant impact on youth developmental outcomes as well as participation decisions. While youth’s interpersonal relationships with coaches and peers in sport have received considerable attention, to-date, there remains a lack of research examining the impact of such dynamics for youth development and participation decisions according to sport type. The purpose o…
The relationship between psychological abuse, athlete satisfaction, eating disorder and self-harm indicators in elite athletes
IntroductionPsychological abuse continues to be the most frequently reported type of maltreatment among athletes leading to negative mental health such as low mood and self-esteem, increased anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders. Preliminary evidence suggests athlete satisfaction can influence the perceived outcomes associated with psychological abuse. Despite its negative impacts on athletes, psychological abuse continues to be justified as a…
Interpersonal violence and athlete wellbeing
In this paper, we examine the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement: Interpersonal Violence and Safeguarding through a survivor-centred interpretive lens, grounded in the authors’ experiences as athlete-survivors of abuse. We assess whether the Statement recognises the impacts of IV, and the extent to which recommendations address the psychological, behavioural, physical, and performance-related consequences for athletes. Unde…
Psychology (18 obras) · Athletes (14 obras) · Medicine (13 obras) · Political science (12 obras) · Social Psychology (11 obras) · Sport Psychology and Performance (10 obras) · Sports injuries and prevention (9 obras) · Public relations (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Applied Psychology (6 obras)