AUTHOR(S): Dr. Neeta N Kashyap

ABSTRACT:
The single objective of the present study was to compare legitimate aggressive behaviour in adolescent male athletes and non-athletes. To conduct the study 29 male adolescent students with active involvement in competitive sports were selected as sample. Another set of sample comprise of 31 adolescent students without active involvement in competitive sports. The age range of sample was 16 to 18 years. The adolescent male athletes were selected from various U-19 tournaments. To assess legitimate aggressive behaviour of adolescent male students, seven dimensional aggression inventory standardized by Sultania (2006) was used. Result indicate that male adolescent athletes displayed higher order legitimate aggressive behaviour as compared to adolescent male non-athletes. In conclusion, the authors discussed the role of competitive sport to have better control over emotions.

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