Physical aggression in Australian football: A qualitative study of elite athletes

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-43

  Grange, Pippa ^a   Kerr, John H ^b  

^a Australian Football League Players' Association   (Australia)

^b TOIN UNIVERSITY OF YOKOHAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Australian football; Physical aggression; Play, anger, power and thrill aggression; Reversal theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549136163     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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