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Abstract - Investigation and comparison of aggression in Olympic and Non-Olympic athletes of sport fields

Aggression in sport is defined as a behavior against the legal standards of that sport as an attempt to injure the opponent, referee, teammate or spectators verbally or physically. Many of sport psychological researchers consider aggression and violence as a serious problem in sport especially in contact sports which is followed annually by a lot of harm for athletes. In the some direction this research deals with investigation of aggression situation in Olympic athletes of contact sport fields and non-Olympic, it compares these fields with each other and compares them with non-athletes. 96 elite athletes of different sport fields: taekwondo, judo, wrestling, boxing (as an athletes of Olympic sport fields), karate, wu shu, kickboxing and kung fu (as an athletes of non-Olympic sport fields) with having at least an international place in his field, along with 96 non-athletes have taken part in this research. Findings of research show significant difference in different components of aggression among research groups (p<0.001). A significant difference was seen among Olympic athletes in contact sport fields and non-Olympic and also non-athletes, generally from an aggression point, and aggression components. Research findings shows that Olympic athletes in sport fields have less aggression from non-Olympic athletes in sport fields, which shows great effects of Olympic movement purposes in sports and moral, mental and psychological characteristics of elite athletes of Olympic sport fields. Just as an important purpose of Olympic movement, is promoting and developing moral and physical characteristics of individuals and education of youth through sport, according to results of this research and similar researches find that Olympic games are something greater than holding a number of competitions every four years in part of a world. In fact, in depth of it, hidden moral, basic aims and education of Olympic movement and philosophy at the international level.
Also this theory that contact sport fields athletes with regard to non-athletes having more aggression was not confirmed by the results of this research. On the contrary, it seems that sport activities cause emptying energy and excitation among individuals and can cause decreasing excessively aggressive behaviors especially outside the sport environments.
Considering all the facts the results of this research and the same researches show that sport activities mainly have a positive effect on behavioral factors like aggression and they are able to balance the habitual characteristics of individuals. Also, in some of sport fields where athletes have higher grades, one should seek a cause in culture and special education of that field and moral, mental and cultural environment between athletes and coaches of that sport field. More research in this area can clear ambiguities of this subject.