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Keywords
Aggressiveness; Violence in sports;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which athletes in selected contact and semi-contact sports commit intentional acts of violence during competition. A second purpose was to determine how athletes justify or rationalize the use of intentional violent behavior. The subjects (N = 85) for this study were all male athletes from one mid-western University (age 18-42): football athletes (n = 31), basketball athletes (n = 12), wrestling athletes (n = 14) and soccer athletes (n = 28). Subjects responded to a modified form of the Bredemeier Athletic Aggression Inventory (BAAGI) and a researcher generated questionnaire (Reasons Inventory). Results revealed non-significant differences between the means of both the hostile and instrumental athletic aggression and between the hostile and instrumental justifications given for intentional aggressive behavior. There was also a significant difference between the age of the soccer athletes and the athletes in all other sports.
Year of Submission
1995
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Sharon Huddleston
Second Advisor
Nancy Hamilton
Third Advisor
Sue Doody
Date Original
1995
Object Description
1 PDF file (67 leaves)
Copyright
©1995 Joseph Kwame Mintah
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Mintah, Joseph Kwame, "Justifications of Intentional Aggression in Sport" (1995). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1847.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1847
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