The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of anger-related aggression in rugby football players and to analyze correlation between several dimensions of responses on the basis of Averill's theory of the anger emotions as a response...
The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of anger-related aggression in rugby football players and to analyze correlation between several dimensions of responses on the basis of Averill's theory of the anger emotions as a response syndrome. 612 rugby players(283 high school students and 329 university students) answered a questionnaire on "the experience of anger toward opponent team players in sport competition." In this questionnaire they were asked to recall an episode involving intense anger they had recently experienced and to fate it in respect of instigations. motives and responses.