Are we leveling the playing field？ Trends and disparities in sports participation among sexual minority youth in Canada

作     者：Marion Doull Ryan J.Watson Annie Smith Yuko Homma Elizabeth Saewyc 

作者机构：Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre School of Nursing University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia V6T2B5 Canada Department of Human Development and Family Studies University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269 USA McCreary Centre Society Vancouver British Columbia V5K2A 7 Canada School of Nursing Mukogawa Women's University Nishinomiya Hyogo 663-8558 Japan 

出 版 物：《Journal of Sport and Health Science》 (运动与健康科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第7卷第2期

页      面：218-226页

核心收录：

学科分类：0403[教育学-体育学] 04[教育学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：funded by grants #CPP 86374 and #MOP 119472 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 

主　　题：运动场 加拿大 青春 不列颠哥伦比亚 逻辑回归模型 同性恋 社会态度 程序开发 

摘      要：Purpose: Sports participation and physical fitness are widely beneficial for young people, yet activity levels among young people are *** growing popular media attention on the participation of sexual minority(e.g., lesbian, gay, and bisexual) youth in sports and various campaigns to improve the often homophobic climate of sports, there is limited evidence that sexual minority youth participate in sports. Our aim was to provide a current portrait of sports participation among 3 groups of sexual minority youth(e.g., lesbian, gay, and bisexual) in British Columbia, Canada, as well as to document population ***: Pooled population-level data from British Columbia, Canada(n = 99,373) were used to examine trends and disparities in sports participation among sexual minority and heterosexual youth. Age-adjusted logistic regression models were used to examine changes in participation over time and disparities in participation over time(1998—2013).Results: We found an overall decline in sports participation and physical activity(PA) for all youth. Sexual minority students were less likely to participate in formal sports(with a coach) and informal sports(without a coach) compared with their heterosexual peers. The disparity in participating in informal sports between heterosexual and sexual minority youth has narrowed over time for some sexual orientation groups, whereas the disparity in participating in formal sports has widened over time in some ***: This study provides a comprehensive examination of sports participation among sexual minority youth over the past 15 *** changing societal attitudes and laudable efforts to reduce homophobia in sports, results suggest that there are continued barriers to participation for sexual minority youth. Further research is needed to understand the factors that limit sports participation for these youth and to inform program development. PA is critical to lifelong health and well-being, and