Citation

Russell GW, Mustonen A. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1998; 24(3): 335-339.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00177-3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Male spectators (N = 129) attending a Finnish ice hockey game were asked to indicate their response to a fight erupting nearby in the stands. Fully 61.1% indicated they would watch, 26.2% would try to stop the fight, 5.6% would leave the area, 4.7% would encourage the fighters and 2.4% would join in. Peacemakers were compared with onlookers and found to be less physically aggressive. However, they were equally angry, impulsive and had equivalent histories of fighting. Compared with a category of troublemakers, peacemakers were less aggressive, angry and impulsive, and were taller.

Language: en