Within the United States, sport has historically been a site for public struggles about equality. Despite the benefits of athletics, US Latinx youth (especially teenage girls) are less likely than other ethnoracial groups to participate in sports. Previous research has shown that gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and language affect sport participation. This study examines those influences on Latinx sport involvement and explores how those factors differ for boys and for girls. Data on sport participation was collected for a subset of eighth and tenth graders (n = 15,766) that participated in the Monitoring the Future study. Regression analysis shows that boys were more likely than girls to play sports and that the influence of socioeconomic status was slightly stronger among girls. Sport participation was higher in native-English-speaking girls than among girls who learned English as a second language. These findings have implications for professionals who work with Latinx adolescents.

在美国，体育一直以来都是公众争取平等的场所。尽管有田径运动的好处，但美国拉丁裔年轻人（尤其是少女）参加体育运动的可能性低于其他种族群体。先前的研究表明，性别，社会经济地位，种族和语言会影响体育参与。这项研究检查了那些对拉丁裔体育参与的影响，并探讨了这些因素对男孩和女孩的影响。收集了参与“监测未来”研究的八年级和十年级学生（n = 15766）的运动参与数据。回归分析表明，男孩比女孩更有可能参加体育运动，并且社会经济地位的影响在女孩中略强。与说英语为第二语言的女孩相比，以英语为母语的女孩参加运动的比例更高。这些发现对与拉丁裔青少年打交道的专业人员产生了影响。