Participation in power sports and antisocial involvement in preadolescent and adolescent boys

Inger M. Endresen, Dan Olweus

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2005 · 193 citations · 22 references

Abstract

The results provide strong support for the 'enhancement hypothesis'. The negative effects in boys seemed to stem from both the practice of power sports itself and from repeated contact with 'macho' attitudes, norms, and ideals. The negative effects of participation in power sports represent a societal problem of considerable dimensions which has been largely neglected up to now.

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