Xiang Meng, Soh Kim Geok, Xu Yingying, Ahrari Seyedali, Zakaria Noor Syamilah
Department of Sports Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Department of Philosophy and Civilization Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Heliyon. 2023 Jun 1;9(6):e16832. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16832. eCollection 2023 Jun.
This study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of LGBTQ student-athletes to identify ways in which athletic staff, coaches, and others can support LGBTQ youth's safe participation in sports. Guided by the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews (PRISMA) and eMERGe reporting guidance. We conducted a meta-ethnography to synthesize qualitative research focused on student-athletes' experiences. Fourteen studies were included in the meta-ethnography published between 1973 and 2022. Four themes were identified: (1) experiences of discrimination and violence; (2) perceived stigma; (3) internalized prejudice; and (4) coping and team support, and they were used to generate a line of argument model, which explains the stress process of LGBTQ student-athletes in the sports. LGBTQ student-athletes experience persistent discrimination in college sports, which poses a significant risk to their mental health. Meanwhile, this study identified that qualitative research on LGBTQ youth sports participation is lacking in many regions of the world and lacks knowledge of the sports participation experience of bisexual, gay, and transgender students. These findings revealed a way for research on LGBTQ-related issues and future policy and practice on LGBTQ youth-related issues in sports.
本研究旨在探索和描述 LGBTQ 学生运动员的经历，以确定体育工作人员、教练和其他人可以支持 LGBTQ 青年安全参与体育运动的方式。以系统评价的首选报告项目（PRISMA）和 eMERGe 报告指南为指导。我们进行了一项元民族志研究，以综合关注学生运动员经历的定性研究。元民族志纳入了 1973 年至 2022 年间发表的 14 项研究。确定了四个主题：（1）歧视和暴力经历；（2）感知到的耻辱感；（3）内化的偏见；（4）应对和团队支持，并用于生成一个论证模型系列，该模型解释了 LGBTQ 学生运动员在体育运动中的压力过程。LGBTQ 学生运动员在大学体育中经历持续的歧视，这对他们的心理健康构成重大风险。同时，本研究发现，世界许多地区缺乏对 LGBTQ 青年体育参与的定性研究，并且缺乏对双性恋、男同性恋和跨性别学生体育参与经历的了解。这些发现揭示了一种开展 LGBTQ 相关问题研究以及未来体育领域 LGBTQ 青年相关问题政策与实践的途径。
