Revealing an empirical understanding of aggression and violent behavior in athletics

Kimble, Neal B.; Russo, Stephen A.; Bergman, Brandon G.; Galindo, Viviana H.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2010.08.001

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“…(A more extensive revision of articles about aggression and violence in sport in the last 30 years can be consulted in Kimble, Russo, Bergman, & Galindo, 2010).…”

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Conductas agresivas y antideportivas en deporte de competición: Análisis de variables personales y ambientales relacionadas

2013

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“…(A more extensive revision of articles about aggression and violence in sport in the last 30 years can be consulted in Kimble, Russo, Bergman, & Galindo, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conductas agresivas y antideportivas en deporte de competición: Análisis de variables personales y ambientales relacionadas

2013

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“…Many studies suggest a connection exists between athletic participation and sexual violence (Boeringer, 1996(Boeringer, , 1999Forbes et al, 2006;Frintner & Rubinson, 1993;Koss & Gaines, 1993;McCray, 2015;McMahon, 2011;Murnen & Kohlman, 2007;Young et al, 2017) while another body of scholarship has found no such connection exists (Caron et al, 1997;Crosset, Benedict, & McDonald, 1995;Gidycz, Warkentin, & Orchowski, 2007;Smith & Stewart, 2003). Moreover, researchers have questioned the findings and assertions between athletic participation and sexual violence due to methodological concerns (Crosset, 1999;Kimble, Russo, Bergman, & Galindo, 2010;Koss & Gaines, 1993). Some studies have yielded inconclusive results.…”

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Preventing Sexual Violence on College Campuses: An Investigation of Current Practices of Conducting Background Checks on Student-Athletes

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McCray

2020

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Instances of sexual violence against women on college campuses is a major concern for university administrators. One approach to reducing instances of sexual violence on college campuses has been conducting background checks with more focused attention on student-athletes, though this approach is not without risk. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate current practices of conducting background checks on student-athletes, and to present risk management strategies to reducing sexual violence on campus. Through a systematic data collection approach that included Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests of NCAA Division I public institutions, we found the implementation of background checks for studentathletes is a widely accepted practice, where policies were mandated by the athletic conference, state administrative law, or within the university. Recommendations for addressing sexual violence on campus include comprehensive sexual violence prevention education for students and student-athletes, including bystander intervention training. Additionally, if schools opt to utilize background checks, policies and procedures must be created to ensure due process, consistency for admissions, and staff training.

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“…Although findings from this literature have been inconsistent (Keeler, 2007; see Kimble, Russo, Bergman, & Galindo, 2010 for a review), proponents of this perspective assert that aggressive behavior is reinforced and maintained in contact/high‐risk sports when athletes learn that aggression can have instrumental value (Butt, 1987; Weiner, 1974). In turn, these learned behaviors are generalized to nonsporting contexts and used to obtain external rewards.…”

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Physiological underarousal as a mechanism of aggressive behavior in university athletes with a history of concussion

2018

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IntroductionResearch has indicated that athletes who engage in high‐risk athletic activities, such as football and hockey, have riskier personalities than their low‐risk and nonathlete counterparts (Ahmadi et al., 2011, Procedia Soc Behav Sci, 30 and 247–251; Zuckerman, 1983, Biological bases of sensation seeking, impulsivity, and anxiety, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc.). For instance, increased sensation‐seeking and aggression are common in high‐risk athletes, rendering these individuals more likely to sustain a subsequent injury, such as concussion. Elevated levels of certain personality traits, including impulsivity and aggression, have also been observed after concussion (Goswami et al., 2016, Brain Struct Funct, 221 and 1911–1925). The purpose of this study therefore was to determine whether aggressive behavior in university athletes may be accounted for, in part, by a history of concussion, rather than exclusively athletic status.MethodsUsing a quasi‐experimental design, 66 university students (n = 18 nonathletes, n = 24 low‐risk athletes, n = 24 high‐risk athletes) with (n = 27) and without a history of concussion (n = 39) completed the Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ; Buss & Perry, 1992, J Pers Soc Psychol, 63 and 452) and provided electrodermal activation (EDA) as an index of physiological arousal.ResultsIt was found that decreased physiological arousal among students with a history of concussion was associated with greater endorsement of physical aggression. Moreover, athletic status did not account for this pattern of aggression, as athletes and nonathletes did not differ in terms of self‐reported aggressive tendencies.ConclusionsPhysiological compromise after concussive injury may act as an independent mechanism of aggressive behavior in athletes beyond factors, such as athletic status.

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Revealing an empirical understanding of aggression and violent behavior in athletics

Cited by 46 publications

References 57 publications

Conductas agresivas y antideportivas en deporte de competición: Análisis de variables personales y ambientales relacionadas

Conductas agresivas y antideportivas en deporte de competición: Análisis de variables personales y ambientales relacionadas

Preventing Sexual Violence on College Campuses: An Investigation of Current Practices of Conducting Background Checks on Student-Athletes

Physiological underarousal as a mechanism of aggressive behavior in university athletes with a history of concussion

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