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Factors influencing acceptance of transgender athletes

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  • Chikako Tanimoto
  • Koji Miwa

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This study examined factors influencing acceptance of transgender athletes in sport events. Quantitative data were gathered from 373 Japanese university student-athletes. We investigated contributions of two types of predictors. One is the context in which trans athletes are placed; the other involves survey respondents’ psychological constructs that may influence their reaction to the issue. The results show that trans men were more accepted than trans women, trans athletes with hormone treatment were considered more acceptable, and trans athletes were more accepted in unofficial sporting events for children and adults than in official national and international events. The results also revealed that for respondents with weaker athletic identity, higher degrees of belief in a just world were positively associated with attitudes of acceptance. Whereas stronger athletic identity was positively associated with acceptance for men, it was negatively associated with acceptance for women. Considering the different nuances surrounding transgender issues in Japan, our study will add cultural diversity to research literature that has mainly focused on the contexts of North America and Western Europe.Trans athletes are accepted more in recreational sports than in elite competitions.Hormone treatment is one of the key elements determining acceptance.Athletic women are less likely to accept trans athletes than non-athletic women.Athletes with strong just belief are not accepting of trans athletes.Justice in sports is different from justice outside sports.

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  • Chikako Tanimoto & Koji Miwa, 2021. "Factors influencing acceptance of transgender athletes," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3), pages 452-474, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:24:y:2021:i:3:p:452-474
    DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2021.1880771
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    1. Zia Ullah & Esra AlDhaen & Rana Tahir Naveed & Naveed Ahmad & Miklas Scholz & Tasawar Abdul Hamid & Heesup Han, 2021. "Towards Making an Invisible Diversity Visible: A Study of Socially Structured Barriers for Purple Collar Employees in the Workplace," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-16, August.
    2. Liliana Mendes & Elsa Gabriel Morgado & Levi Leonido, 2023. "Social Inclusion of Transgender People in Intercollegiate Sports—A Scoping Review," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, June.

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