Résumé
The purpose of this study was to provide an accurate depiction of interpersonal violence (IV) in French sports. Thus, the aim of this study was to (a) measure the prevalence of IV experienced by French athletes since joining their current club, (b) accurately describe the victim's profile based on several risk factors, (c) and investigate IV according to a specific timeframe. A total of 2,250 athletes completed the French adaptation of the IV in Sport. Our results indicate a high prevalence of IV in the sporting environment, with 59.7% of participants reporting exposure to at least one form of IV and 3.8% reporting exposition to all forms of IV, highlighting the scale of this phenomenon in French sports clubs. Type of sport was the most influential risk factor for experiencing physical violence while the level of competition appeared to increase the experience of psychological violence, neglect and sexual violence. The results point to the relevance of measuring IV in a specific context and during a specific timeframe, even when accounting for the fact that participants who reported IV were significantly more likely to abandon the questionnaire before completing it.