Citation

Wann DL, Wilson AM. Percept. Mot. Skills 1999; 89(3): 931-934.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Murray State University, KY 42071, USA. DANWANN@MSUMUSIK.MURSUKY.EDU

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10665027

Abstract

Two studies were designed to replicate the finding that people scoring high on aesthetic motivation, as measured by Wann's Sport Fan Motivation Scale, tend to prefer nonaggressive sports. Study 1 correlated 75 college students' scores on aesthetic motivation with their enjoyment of watching aggressive sports. Study 2 correlated 44 college students' scores on aesthetic motivation with their enjoyment of watching a series of aggressive American football plays. Neither study replicated the previous finding that people high on aesthetic motivation tend to prefer nonaggressive sports, suggesting that the earlier finding was an artifact of the method used.

Language: en