Aggression and Its Justification among Senior High School Soccer Players in Ghana

Abstract

The dual purposes of this study were to find out if any differences exist in the types of aggression endorsed by senior high school boys’ and girls’ soccer players, and if they differ in the justifications for their use. Two hundred and forty-four (N = 244) senior high school boys’ and girls’ soccer players responded to the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the Mintah-Huddleston Aggression Justification Inventory (MHAJI). Boys’ soccer players differed from the girls on both MHAJI hostile and instrumental subscales, and on the Buss and Perry verbal aggression subscale. Overall, boys and girls senior high school soccer players in Ghana did not consider physical aggression, anger and hostility as appropriate.