Engaged or excluded: LGBTQ youth's participation in school sports and their relationship to psychological well‐being

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 95 - 114
• Main Authors: Clark, Caitlin M., Kosciw, Joseph G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley 01.01.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Athletes; Athletics; Belonging; Bisexuality; Extracurricular Activities; Gender identity; Lesbianism; LGBTQ People; LGBTQ youth; Males; Men; Non-binary gender; Participation; Probability; psychological well‐being; Secondary School Students; Self Esteem; sexual minority youth; Sexual orientation; Sports; Sports participation; Student Characteristics; Student School Relationship; Transgender persons; transgender youth; Unsafe; Well Being; Youth

Sports participation has been shown to positively affect youth well‐being. However, research has also shown that sports environments can be unsafe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. Using data from a large study on school‐related experiences of LGBTQ secondary students...