Citation

Bennett JC. Percept. Mot. Skills 1991; 72(2): 415-418.

Affiliation

Texas Tech University School of Law.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1852552

Abstract

The notion that hostile feelings can be catharted from the psyche by playing football or other aggressive sports was virtually destroyed by behavioral scientists several decades ago. Nonetheless educators continue to support interscholastic football as a means of venting the aggressive emotions that supposedly characterize adolescence. This work examines this phenomenon, concluding that educators realize the sport actually increases aggression but hide behind the outdated hypothesis about catharsis to perpetuate the sport--an activity which gives them much pleasure.

Keywords: American football;

Language: en