Perceived Characteristics of Aggressiveness in Male Adolescent Athletes and Nonathletes
Perceived Characteristics of Aggressiveness in Male Adolescent Athletes and Nonathletes

Summary/Abstract: This descriptive study examined perceived characteristics aggressiveness in male adolescent athletes and nonathletes aged 14 to 16. The analysis covered 150 male adolescents practicing various sports and 150 male adolescent nonathletes. Two surveys were used in this study: Assinger’s questionnaire for the identification of the attitudes to aggression and the questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry for the evaluation of forms of aggressiveness, i.e. at the analysis of physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. Nonathletes had more positive attitudes toward aggression than athletes. Nonathletes were less verbally aggressive than athletes. Non-contact athletes were less verbally aggressive than combat athletes, contact athletes, and nonathletes. Nonathletes were less angry than athletes. Also it turned out that combat athletes were the angriest group. Athletes and nonathletes did not differ significantly on physical aggression and hostility, although a breakdown showed that contact athletes score higher than noncontact athletes on both measures.

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