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Gender Stereotypes among Teachers and Trainers Working with Adolescents

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  • Adrián Mateo-Orcajada

    (Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

  • Lucía Abenza-Cano

    (Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

  • Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal

    (Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

  • Sonia M. Martínez-Castro

    (Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

  • Alejandro Leiva-Arcas

    (Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain
    Olympic Games Center, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

  • Ana María Gallardo-Guerrero

    (Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

  • Antonio Sánchez-Pato

    (Faculty of Sport, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain
    Olympic Games Center, Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain)

Abstract

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” ( p = 0.048) and of the trainers in “physical education classes and gender” ( p = 0.006). Concerning sex, women showed higher scores in “sport and gender” ( p = 0.005), and men in “beliefs about physical activity and gender” ( p = 0.045). Regarding covariates, age showed significant differences in “sport and gender” ( p = 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” ( p = 0.044), with male teachers showing higher values than male trainers and female teachers.

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  • Adrián Mateo-Orcajada & Lucía Abenza-Cano & Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal & Sonia M. Martínez-Castro & Alejandro Leiva-Arcas & Ana María Gallardo-Guerrero & Antonio Sánchez-Pato, 2021. "Gender Stereotypes among Teachers and Trainers Working with Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:12964-:d:698025
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    1. Molly Lewis & Gary Lupyan, 2020. "Gender stereotypes are reflected in the distributional structure of 25 languages," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 4(10), pages 1021-1028, October.
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