TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Does Frustration Lead to Violence? Evidence from the Swedish Hooligan Scene
JO  - Kyklos: International review for social sciences
A1  - Priks, Mikael
SP  - 450
EP  - 460
VL  - 63
IS  - 3
N2  - Sport-related violence is widespread. Yet, there is a poor understanding of what factors trigger hooligans to become unruly. In this paper I test the so called frustration-aggression hypothesis, which holds that thwarted expectations from a reference point tend to lead to violent behavior. I use unique data on hooligan violence in Sweden. I find that frustration, generated by a team's bad performance, indeed leads to unruly supporter behavior. A one-position drop in the soccer league leads to approximately 5 percent more unruly behavior by the team's supporters. The analysis helps policy makers in their endeavors to reduce group-related violence.<p />
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SN  - 0023-5962
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00482.x
ID  - ref1
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