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T1 The limits of the boxing ring: Respect for sexual diversity in combat vs. non-combat sports in Spain
A1 Rodríguez Sánchez, Augusto Rembrandt
A1 Perrino Peña, María
A1 Channon, Alex G.
A1 Piedra, Joaquín
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Educación Física
K1 Gender Identity
K1 Homohysteria
K1 Homophobia
K1 Martial Arts
K1 LGBTIQ
K1 6112.02 Fenómenos de Grupos Minoritarios
AB [EN] Background. Tolerance towards sexual diversity is a key topic for contemporary research among sport studies scholars. This buildson decades of research which has consistently shown sports – and in particular, those with strong links to traditional ideals of masculinity– to be areas where gender and sexual minorities are excluded.Problem and aim. This paper aims to analyse attitudes towards sexual diversity among sportspeople in Spain, specifically investigatingpossible differences between practitioners of combat sports versus those practising other sports.Material and methods. The present study followed a transversal and descriptive design, where a survey technique was used to collectdata on a sample consisting of 766 athletes (516 men and 250 women). The survey employed was the Attitudes towards SexualDiversity in Sport scale, which measures levels of rejection of sexual diversity in sport, allowing for comparative analyses acrosspopulations.Results. Statistical analysis revealed that attitudes towards sexual diversity differed significantly according to age, sex, and participationin combat sports versus other sporting disciplines. Specifically, the highest degrees of rejection of sexual diversity are observedamong males, people under 22 years of age, and sportspeople who do not practice combat sports.Conclusions. It appears that more open-minded and tolerant attitudes exist among combat sports practitioners than those of othersports, which contrasts with social stereotypes which suggest these sports are bastions of orthodox masculinity, homophobia, andexclusion. Further research into why this is the case is advocated, particularly given the observation that such tolerance is less wellpronounced among younger sportspeople and males in particular.
PB Stowarzyszenie Idokan Polska
SN 2084-3763
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19338
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19338
NO Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. R., Peña, M. P., Channon, A. G., & Piedra, J. (2023). The limits of the boxing ring: Respect for sexual diversity in combat vs. non-combat sports in Spain. Ido Movement for Culture, 23(3), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.14589/IDO.23.3.9
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 03-jun-2024