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Publication Date
2008-01-01
Availability
UM campus only
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Sociology (Arts and Sciences)
Date of Defense
2008-04-15
First Committee Member
Dr. Jomills Braddock - Committee Chair
Second Committee Member
Dr. Terrence Hill - Committee Member
Third Committee Member
Dr. Robin Bachin - Committee Member
Abstract
Although several studies have examined the benefits of sport participation for women, few have centered on women of color in particular. Furthermore, the association between how athletic involvement affects one?s likelihood of victimization has yet to be fully explained. Using data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this research employs structural equation modeling techniques to explore the relationship among adolescent females' racial diversity, differential participation in an active sport, and levels of self-esteem to determine how these variables affect victimization patterns in adulthood. Results indicate that female athletic participation has a highly statistically significant positive impact on self-esteem; however, athletic participation and self-esteem levels in adolescent females are not significantly related to their victimization by intimate partners in young adulthood. These results suggest that concentration on victims' characteristics is not necessarily beneficial in order to develop a better understanding of violence; where perhaps instead, research should more closely examine the attributes of perpetrators and societal institutions when exploring how and why violence occurs and who is affected by it.
Keywords
Sport; Self-esteem; Women Of Color
Recommended Citation
Milner, Adrienne N., "Do "You Go Girl"?: Females Athletes and Intimate Partner Violence" (2008). Open Access Theses. 123.
https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/123