Team sports participation, depression, and suicidal ideation in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adolescents

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ID21376022
AuthorsDavid Larocca (0000-0001-5863-9833, Colorado School of Public Health, corresponding author), Katherine A James (0000-0001-5119-398X, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Colorado School of Public Health Aurora Colorado USA), Sophie Rosenberg (Department of Community and Behavioral Health Colorado School of Public Health Aurora Colorado USA), Ming Ma (0000-0002-6658-8252, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Colorado School of Public Health Aurora Colorado USA), Ashley Brooks-Russell (0000-0002-7728-8423, Colorado School of Public Health), Ashley Brooks‐Russell (Department of Community and Behavioral Health Colorado School of Public Health Aurora Colorado USA)
Year2023
Volume60
Issue4
Pages902-911
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology in the Schools (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3085 • E-ISSN: 1520-6807
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pits.22792
OpenAlexW4296151455
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited20

Rates of depression and suicide are rising in adolescents, with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth experiencing higher rates. We examined the relationship between team sports participation, depression, and suicidal ideation among a representative sample of adolescents ( n = 46,537) in the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. Logistic regression models using team sports participation to predict depression and suicidal ideation for heterosexual; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ); cisgender; and transgender youth demonstrated that team sports participation was associated with reduced likelihood of depression in all groups and reduced likelihood of suicidal ideation in all groups except for LGBQ youth. These findings indicate that LGBTQ youth may experience similar mental health benefits of team sports participation as heterosexual and cisgender youth, supporting the importance of inclusive sports policy and programming

Depression (economics) · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Transgender · Youth Risk Behavior Survey · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology

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