Table 1

Database search strategies.

The research terms are reproduced verbatim as used in the database

Base de dadesResearch termsArticles identified by database-specific search filtersDiscarded articlesSelected articles
Eric(Queer) AND (sport) AND ((mental health OR wellbeing OR bullying))220
PubMedLGTB OR (gay OR lesbian OR bisexual OR intersexual OR transsexual OR asexual OR queer) AND (athlete OR sport) AND (mental Health OR wellbeing)1291245
Scopus(LGTBI OR lesbian OR gay OR transsexual OR transgender OR bisexual OR intersexual) AND (sport OR athlete) AND (disorder OR wellbeing OR bullying) 26188
Sociological AbstractsS1. (lesbian OR gay OR transsexual OR bisexual OR intersexual) AND (sport OR athlete) AND ((mental health) OR (well-being))26321
S2. transsexual AND sport AND bullying3
S3. transgender AND sport AND bullying4
Web of Science CORE CollectionS1. (LGBTI OR lesbian OR gay OR transsexual OR transgender OR bisexual OR intersexual) AND (sport OR athlete) AND (mental health OR wellbeing)505212
S2. (LGBTI OR lesbian OR gay OR transsexual OR transgender OR bisexual OR intersexual) AND (sport OR athlete) AND (bullying)14