Title:
The relationship between team-level aggression and basketball performance
The relationship between team-level aggression and basketball performance
Author(s)
Wright, Mary Ann
Advisor(s)
James, Lawrence R.
Editor(s)
Collections
Supplementary to
Permanent Link
Abstract
Previous research has indicated that aggression is generally detrimental to performance in the occupational domain (Campbell, 1990; James et al., 2005; Sackett, 2002; Viswesvaran et al., 1999). In certain athletic contexts, however, aggression may serve to enhance performance at the team level. For this analysis, team-level aggression is hypothesized to be positively related to team performance in basketball. Aggression in this context is defined as "the desire to inflict harm on another individual, group, or entity" (James, 2005, p.71). Both implicit (CRT-A) and explicit (NEO-PI-R) aggression were measured, and team performance was represented primarily by team scores. The data demonstrate that team-level implicit aggression is significantly and positively related to team performance, however team-level explicit aggression does not have a significant relationship with team performance.
Sponsor
Date Issued
2009-11-12
Extent
Resource Type
Text
Resource Subtype
Thesis