Combative sport and warfare: a reappraisal of the spillover and catharsis hypotheses

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 31 • Published In • Pages: 249-267 •
By Chick, Garry, Loy, John W., Miracle, Andrew W.

Hypothesis

Following Sipes' methods as closely as possible, authors predicted that combative sports, both team and individual, will be positively associated with external warfare (255-56)

Note

compared extremes of warfare (rare vs almost constant)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testNot Supportedabove .100.12Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Combative SportsAssociationGames, Gambling, Athletic Sports
Warfare, ExternalAssociationInstigation Of War, Warfare