Title
Examining Perceived Violence in and Enjoyment of Televised Rivalry Sports Contests
Abbreviated Journal Title
Mass Commun. Soc.
Keywords
MORAL JUDGMENT; AGGRESSION; PERCEPTION; Communication
Abstract
The scholarly attention paid to the ways in which television viewers perceive sports action as violent, how perceptions may differ across games, and how perceptions might impact enjoyment is limited. The current project extends the literature by investigating perceived violence and enjoyment across different intercollegiate (American) football contests between two heated rivals. A total of 568 individuals viewed one of four televised contests featuring the same hometown team: two against heated rivals, two against nonrivals. Results reveal that viewers clearly perceived rivalry games to be more violent than nonrivalry games. Moreover, games won by the hometeam were seen as more violent than those lost. Also, those perceiving high levels of violence reported greater enjoyment than those who perceived low levels of violence in all games. Finally, hierarchical regression analyses revealed that perceived violence contributes differently to the enjoyment of games won than to games lost. Possible explanations for and implication of the findings are offered.
Journal Title
Mass Communication and Society
Volume
12
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
311
Last Page
331
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1520-5436
Recommended Citation
"Examining Perceived Violence in and Enjoyment of Televised Rivalry Sports Contests" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2034.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2034
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