Sport and sexuality: Athletic participation by sexual minority and sexual majority adolescents in the U.S

Citation

Zipp, John F. (2011). Sport and sexuality: Athletic participation by sexual minority and sexual majority adolescents in the U.S. Sex Roles. vol. 64 (1-2) pp. 19-31

Abstract

There are contradictory expectations regarding the relationship between sport and sexuality, one suggesting less sports participation for sexual minority males and more for sexual minority females, with the other hypothesizes no participation differences by sexuality for either males or females. I used the nationally representative Add Health Survey of middle and high school students in the U.S. to assess the degree to which sexual minority and sexual majority boys and girls play sports and the differences in the types of sports that they play. Findings from logistic regression analyses indicated there were very few differences in the degree and type of sports participation by sexuality, but somewhat larger differences as the adolescents move from middle to high school.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11199-010-9865-4

Keyword(s)

Sexual orientation

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Sex Roles

Author(s)

Zipp, John F.

Year Published

2011

Volume Number

64

Issue Number

1-2

Pages

19-31

DOI

10.1007/s11199-010-9865-4

Reference ID

1364