Policing Gender and Sexuality in High School Sports: The Mediating Impact of Hearing Anti-LGBTQ plus Language on High School Athletes' Self-Esteem Across Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Race
JOURNAL OF SPORT & SOCIAL ISSUES(2024)
Abstract
Participation in sport is often assumed to promote the healthy development of youth. However, research suggests that gender and sexuality policing in sports negatively impacts the self-esteem of LGBTQ + youth. Using moderated mediation analyses, findings suggest that hyper-surveillance and policing of sexual and gender norms, specifically masculinity, through the use of anti-LGBTQ + language in sport not only marginalizes LGBTQ + individuals, but can harm all youth. Among straight cisgender youth, the conditional direct effect of playing sports on self-esteem was positive for only girls, across race, indicating a positive moderated mediation for girls. The positive effect of playing sports on self-esteem had a comparatively lower effect for white boys, when mediated by the frequency of hearing anti-LGBTQ + language. Implications are discussed.
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LGBTQ plus youth,youth sport,gender and sexuality policing,intersectionality,hegemonic masculinity,critical positive youth development,critical consciousness,social justice life skills
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