SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1: Adubato, B. (2016). The promise of violence: Televised, professional football games and domestic violence. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 40, 22–37.

Learning Objective: 11-3: Identify the various personal responses that students can engage in to help address the problem of violence and maltreatment in intimate relationships.
Summary: This study examined domestic violence arrests in the city of Philadelphia on Eagles’ game days. Results indicated that the mean average of domestic violence arrests on football was statistically significantly different from comparison Sundays and other sports’ game days.

Questions to Consider

  1. Describe the copycat framework. Are there other theories that could be used to explain the results of the study?
  2. Do you see these results generalizing to other sports, such as hockey, baseball, basketball, or soccer? Why or why not?
  3. What are the intervention and prevention implications of this study?

Article 2: Beck, V. S., Boys, S., Rose, C., & Beck, E. (2012). Violence against women in video games: A prequel or sequel to rape myth acceptance? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27, 3016–3031.

Learning Objective: 11-3: Identify the various personal responses that students can engage in to help address the problem of violence and maltreatment in intimate relationships.
Summary: This exploratory study found that a video game depicting sexual objectification of women and violence against women resulted in statistically significant increased rape myths acceptance (rape-supportive attitudes) for male study participants, but not female participants.

Questions to Consider

  1. Why do you think the researchers found the results they did?
  2. Who were the participants in the study? Do you think the results would be different for younger and older participants? Why or why not?
  3. Given this study’s findings, what are the implications for families, educational institutions, video game companies, and the media?