Abstract

Participants were 181 sport performance professionals (SPPs); 92 reported being sexually attracted to their athlete-clients (ACs), though few SPPs sought supervision regarding such attractions. In regards to specific behaviors, approximately half reported discussing personal matters unrelated to their work, whereas far fewer had engaged in sexual behaviors with their ACs, such as discussing sexual matters unrelated to their work, and caressing or intimately touching an AC. Common nonsexual boundary crossings (NSBCs) included consulting with an AC in public places, working with an AC at practice, and working with an AC at a competition. Sexual attractions exist and NSBCs occur, thus SPPs need to be trained in these issues to be able to successfully navigate them.

Lay summary: About half of the sport psychology professionals (SPPs) reported being sexually attracted to an athlete-client (AC). Typical boundary crossings included: consulting with an AC in public and private places and travelling with ACs. Therefore SPPs’ should be ethically trained and seek supervision to effectively work with such attractions.

摘要

参与者是 181 名运动表现专业人士 (SPP)；92 报告称他们的运动员客户 (AC) 受到性吸引，尽管很少有 SPP 寻求对此类吸引力的监督。在具体行为方面，大约一半的人报告讨论了与工作无关的个人事务，而与 AC 发生性行为的人则少得多，例如讨论与工作无关的性行为，爱抚或亲密触摸 AC。常见的非性边界穿越 (NSBC) 包括在公共场所咨询 AC、在练习中与 AC 合作以及在比赛中与 AC 合作。性吸引力存在且 NSBC 发生，因此 SPP 需要在这些问题上接受培训才能成功解决这些问题。

总结：大约一半的运动心理学专业人士 (SPP) 报告说，他们对运动员客户 (AC) 有性吸引力。典型的跨界行为包括：在公共和私人场所咨询 AC 以及与 AC 一起旅行。因此，SPP 应接受道德培训并寻求监督以有效地与此类景点合作。