Samenvatting

Children worldwide are confronted with interpersonal violence (IV) on a daily basis.
They encounter violence in children’s books, cartoons, on television and in the media or, more
personally, in social media, at home, at school, in church or on the streets, with the
acts being perpetrated by parents, relatives, other adults in a position of power, peers
or strangers. Encompassing physical, psychological and sexual violence, the full range
and scale of IV against children has only recently become visible, as has the evidence
of the harm it can do.
The main aim of this doctoral dissertation was to expand our knowledge on the
prevalence, victim and perpetrator characteristics and the long-term impact of IV
against children in organised sport in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium).