Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the aggression scores of Sports Sciences Faculty and Education Faculty students and also to examine the effects of some demographic variables on aggression. Two hundred Sports Sciences Faculty students (who engage in sporting activities four days a week for two hours) and 200 Education Faculty students (who do not engage in sports) participated in the study. The Aggressiveness Inventory was used to determine the aggression scores which has three sub-dimensions, such as disruptive aggression (DA), assertiveness (AS) and passive aggression (PA). General Aggression Scores (GAS) was examined. DA, PA and GAS scores were not found to be significantly different between two faculties (p>0.05); only the AS scores of Physical Education students were higher than the scores of Education Faculty students (p<0.05). In conclusion, participation in sports increases assertiveness but the level of aggression does not change because of gender. Assertiveness levels increased as the educational class study increased. Smoking and drinking increased the levels of DA and GA. Key words: Sports, aggression, assertiveness.
Highlights
Aggression is defined as a hostile, offending, battering, agonizing and painful behavior in order to triumph over someone, to rule someone or to disrupt or invalidate something
Two hundred Sports Sciences Faculty students and 200 Education Faculty students participated in the study
disruptive aggression (DA), passive aggression (PA) and General Aggression Scores (GAS) scores were not found to be significantly different between two faculties (p>0.05); only the AS scores of Physical Education students were higher than the scores of Education Faculty students (p
Summary
Aggression is defined as a hostile, offending, battering, agonizing and painful behavior in order to triumph over someone, to rule someone or to disrupt or invalidate something. Aggressive behaviors are goal-oriented behaviors and they can be directed at a person, group or society (Tiryaki 2000). Researchers have examined and grouped aggression into various types. The three major types of aggression are disruptive, assertive and passive aggression. Lorenz stated that aggression originated from the instinct of fighting which occur among entities. The aggressive energy is generated in each person at varying rates. Aggression is inevitable and sometimes it can be discharged spontaneously (Ikizler 1993)
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