Bredemeier, Shields, Weiss and Cooper (1987) The relationship between children's legitimacy judgments and their moral reasoning, aggression tendencies, and sport involvement

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The relationship between children's legitimacy judgments and their moral reasoning, aggression tendencies, and sport involvement

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	Author:	Bredemeier, B. J. (University of Notre Dame)
	Author:	Shields, D. L. (University of Notre Dame)
	Author:	Weiss, M. R. (University of Virginia)
	Author:	Cooper, B. A. B.

JOURNAL:

Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ), 4(1), 48 - 60.

YEAR:

1987

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

child; adolescent; girl; boy; aggression; judgement; comparative-study; participation; sport

DISCIPLINE:

Recreation, Sports & Leisure Studies

HTTP:

https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=198568&title=198568

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-335-891 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:43:46 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) the relationship between children's judgments regarding the legitimacy of potentially injurious sport acts for adults and for children, (b) the relationships between children's legitimacy judgments and their moral reasoning, aggression tendencies, and sport involvement, and (c) the relative ability of the latter three variables to predict legitimacy judgments. Analyses were based on 78 girls and boys in grades 4 through 7 who participated in a moral interview, completed aggression tendency and sport involvement questionnaires, and evaluated the legitimacy of potentially injurious sport acts depicted in a series of slides. Analyses revealed that children accepted more acts as legitimate for adults than for children. Boys' legitimacy judgments were significantly related to their moral reasoning, aggression tendencies, and involvement in high-contact sports, but girls' legitimacy judgments were correlated only with their life aggression tendencies. Children's aggression tendencies were found to be the best predictors of their legitimacy judgments. Investigates three aspects of children's legitimacy judgments: 1) judgments regarding the legitimacy of potentially injurious sport acts for adults and for children, 2) relationships between children's legitimacy judgments and their moral reasoning, aggression tendencies, and sport involvement, and 3) the relative ability of the latter three variables to predict legitimacy judgments. Children (n=78) in grades 4 through 7 participate in a moral interview, complete aggression tendency and sport involvement questionnaires, and evaluate the legitimacy of potentially injurious sport acts depicted on a series of slides. Analyses reveal that children accept more acts as legitimate for adults than for children. Boys' judgments are significantly related to their moral reasoning, aggression tendencies, and involvement in high-contact sports, while girls' judgments correlate only with their life aggression tendencies. Finds that children's aggression tendencies are the best predictors of their legitimacy judgments.

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