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Factors affecting aggression on a sporting performance.
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Factors affecting aggression on a sporting performance. WHAT IS AGGRESSION? "The initiation of an attack with the intent to injure" (Bredemeier, 1983) "A sequence of behavior in which the goal is to injure another person" (Dollard et al, 1939) "A behavior directed against a living target, in which there is a probability greater than zero of imparting a noxious stimulus" (Kaufman, 1970) "Any form of behavior directed toward the goal of harming or injuring another being who is motivated to avoid such treatment" (Baron, 1977) The 3 common points of the above definitions: 1) For an overt behavior it must be directed against a living target i.e. an opponent thus excluding hitting the desk with a fist. 2) For an act to be aggressive it must be to intend to harm the target, thus excluding unintended injury upon another human being. 3) There must a reasonable expectation that the aggression will be successful and the target harmed. Thus...
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