Violence and aggression in the sports field A theoretical approach
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The issue of violence and aggression is one of the most important topics that attract the attention of researchers and scholars in the field of sports, due to their impact on sports in general. Despite the existence of thousands of studies on violence and aggression in the field of sports, the multiplicity of variables that researchers have researched on this topic has made many of us distracted from thinking about what violence and aggression really is. This study aims to enumerate the most important dimensions and visions that researchers have addressed to study the issue of violence and aggression in the sports field. On the other hand, he raised the most important questions that can help us study this subject in new ways and dimensions that were not previously addressed. Finally, knowing the most important variables that cause violence and aggression in the sports field.
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