Gender Stereotypes among Teachers and Trainers Working with Adolescents

Previous scientific literature has not determined the influence exerted by trainers and teachers of adolescents on the development of gender stereotypes in sport. For this reason, the aims of the present research were to establish differences in gender stereotypes in sport among teachers and trainer...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-12, Vol.18 (24), p.12964
Main Authors: Mateo-Orcajada, Adrián, Abenza-Cano, Lucía, Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel, Martínez-Castro, Sonia M, Leiva-Arcas, Alejandro, Gallardo-Guerrero, Ana María, Sánchez-Pato, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Children & youth
Curricula
Data collection
Educational Personnel
Exercise
Families & family life
Female
Females
Gender
Gender differences
Gender equity
Girls
Humans
Male
Males
Participation
Physical activity
Physical education
Physical Education and Training
Questionnaires
Sports
Stereotypes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teachers
Teenagers
Women
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Summary:Previous scientific literature has not determined the influence exerted by trainers and teachers of adolescents on the development of gender stereotypes in sport. For this reason, the aims of the present research were to establish differences in gender stereotypes in sport among teachers and trainers as a function of profession and sex and to analyze the influence of age and years of experience of male and female trainers and teachers on the gender stereotypes in sport. For this purpose, 127 teachers and trainers completed the questionnaire "gender beliefs and stereotypes towards physical activity and sport". The results showed a significantly higher score of the teachers in "beliefs about physical activity and gender" ( = 0.048) and of the trainers in "physical education classes and gender" ( = 0.006). Concerning sex, women showed higher scores in "sport and gender" ( = 0.005), and men in "beliefs about physical activity and gender" ( = 0.045). Regarding covariates, age showed significant differences in "sport and gender" ( = 0.029), with female teachers showing higher values with respect to female trainers and male teachers, while years of experience showed differences in "beliefs about sport and gender" ( = 0.044), with male teachers showing higher values than male trainers and female teachers.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph182412964