Citation

Rascle O, Traclet A, Souchon N, Coulomb-Cabagno G, Petrucci C. Res. Q. Exerc. Sport 2010; 81(3): 340-348.

Affiliation

CREAD, University of Rennes.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20949854

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the aggressor-victim difference in perceived legitimacy of aggression in soccer as a function of score information (tied, favorable, unfavorable), sporting penalization (no risk, yellow card, red card), and type of aggression (instrumental, hostile). French male soccer players (N = 133) read written scenarios and rated the legitimacy of the described aggressive act depending on a specific perspective (aggressor or victim) and situational information. A significant aggressor-victim difference in perception of instrumental aggression was found in situations where the score was tied or where there was no risk to be caught. In addition, aggressors were affected by such information, whereas victims were not. The discussion focuses on explanations and implications of such divergences in aggressive sport situations.

Language: en