Do competitive martial arts attract aggressive children?

The purpose of the present study was to ascertain whether children beginning martial arts training were more aggressive than their peers. 150 8-yr.-old children were administered the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Analysis showed that children beginning martial arts training did not score more...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 2001-10, Vol.93 (2), p.382-386
Main Authors: Reynes, E, Lorant, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression - psychology
Aggressiveness
Anger
Behavior
Child
Children & youth
Competitive Behavior
Female
France
Humans
Male
Martial arts
Martial Arts - psychology
Personality Assessment
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was to ascertain whether children beginning martial arts training were more aggressive than their peers. 150 8-yr.-old children were administered the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Analysis showed that children beginning martial arts training did not score more aggressive than their peers but scored higher on the Anger scale. This difference, however, appeared only in children practicing judo.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/PMS.93.6.382-386