Research on bullying and homophobic bullying has mainly focused on school contexts, with little research in sports-related contexts. This study used a sample of 88 gay males and 120 heterosexual males between 18 and 36 years of age to examine the frequency of bullying experiences in Italian sports-related contexts. The results showed that gay men reported more frequent bullying and homophobic bullying than heterosexual men. Gay men reported dropping out of sports more frequently, namely due to a fear of being bullied and greater familial pressure to conform to masculine-type sports. It is necessary to promote safer sports-related contexts for people who self-identify as a sexual minority.

Sports as a risk environment: homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men / Baiocco, Roberto; Pistella, Jessica; Salvati, Marco; Ioverno, Salvatore; Lucidi, Fabio. - In: JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN MENTAL HEALTH. - ISSN 1935-9705. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:22(2018), pp. 385-411. [10.1080/19359705.2018.1489325]

Sports as a risk environment: homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men

Baiocco, Roberto
Primo
Supervision
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Pistella, Jessica
Secondo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Salvati, Marco
Writing – Review & Editing
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Ioverno, Salvatore
Penultimo
Visualization
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Lucidi, Fabio
Ultimo
Methodology
2018

Abstract

Research on bullying and homophobic bullying has mainly focused on school contexts, with little research in sports-related contexts. This study used a sample of 88 gay males and 120 heterosexual males between 18 and 36 years of age to examine the frequency of bullying experiences in Italian sports-related contexts. The results showed that gay men reported more frequent bullying and homophobic bullying than heterosexual men. Gay men reported dropping out of sports more frequently, namely due to a fear of being bullied and greater familial pressure to conform to masculine-type sports. It is necessary to promote safer sports-related contexts for people who self-identify as a sexual minority.
2018
Sports; homophobic bullying; internalized sexual stigma; masculinities
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Sports as a risk environment: homophobia and bullying in a sample of gay and heterosexual men / Baiocco, Roberto; Pistella, Jessica; Salvati, Marco; Ioverno, Salvatore; Lucidi, Fabio. - In: JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN MENTAL HEALTH. - ISSN 1935-9705. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:22(2018), pp. 385-411. [10.1080/19359705.2018.1489325]
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