Gender Stereotypes among Teachers and Trainers Working with Adolescents
Autor/es
Mateo Orcajada, Adrián; Abenza Cano, Lucía; Vaquero Cristóbal, Raquel; Martínez Castro, Sonia María; Leiva Arcas, Alejandro; [et al.]Fecha
2021Disciplina/s
Actividad Física y DeporteEducación
Materia/s
AgeCoaches
Professors
Sport
Stereotyped behavior
Years of experience
Resumen
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 sig...