Combative Sports

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Sipes, Richard G.War, sports, and aggression: an empirical test of two rival theories
Chick, GarryCombative sport and warfare: a reappraisal of the spillover and catharsis hypotheses

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Sipes, Richard G."Culture Pattern Model: A direct synchronic relationship between war and combative sports will be found, with more warlike societies more likely to have these sports and less warlike societies less likely to have them" (67)
Chick, GarryFollowing Sipes' methods as closely as possible, authors predicted that combative sports, both team and individual, will be positively associated with external warfare (255-56)
Chick, GarryUsing all frequencies of external war, combative sports, both team and individual, as well as sham combats, will be positively associated with external warfare (256)

Associated OCMs

  1. games
  2. gambling
  3. athletic sports