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October 1, 2009

Abel, E. L., & Kruger, M. L. (2005). The longevity of Baseball Hall of Famers compared to other players. Death Studies, 29, 959–963.

September 15, 2009

Perlini, A. H., & Halverson, T. R. (2006). Emotional intelligence in the National Hockey League. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 38, 109–119.

September 1, 2009

Hagermann, N., Strauss, B. & Leißing, J. (2008). When the referee sees red . . . Psychological Science, 19, 769–771.

August 1, 2009

Forbes, G. B., Adams-Curtis, L. E., Pakalka, A. H. & White, K. B. (2006). Dating aggression, sexual coercion, and aggression supporting-attitudes among college men as a function of participation in aggressive high school sports. Violence Against Women, 12, 441–455.

July 15, 2009

Schwartz, J. T., Isaacs, J. P., & Carilli, A. M. (2007). To race or to place?: An empirical investigation of the efficiency of the NASCAR points competition. Journal of Sports Economics, 8, 633–641.

July 1, 2009

Jordet, G. (2009). Why do English players fail in soccer penalty shootouts? A study of team status, self-regulation, and choking under pressure. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 97–106.

June 15, 2009

Stone, J., Perry, Z. W., & Darley, J. M. (1997). "White men can't jump": Evidence for the perceptual confirmation of racial stereotypes following a basketball game. Basic and Applied Social Behavior, 19, 291–306.

June 1, 2009

Wilbert-Lampen, U. et al. (2008). Cardiovascular events during World Cup soccer. New England Journal of Medicine, 5, 1-1.

Key words: fans, heart attacks

May 15, 2009

Brabek, D. M., & Craven, D. E. (2007). Golf and tick-borne diseases: The risk of playing in the rough. Infections in Medicine, 24, 367–372.

May 1, 2009

Wallace, H. M., Baumeister, R. F., & Vohs, K. D. (2005). Audience support and choking under pressure: A home disadvantage? Journal of Sports Sciences, 23, 429–438.

April 15, 2009

Flamm, B. L. (2006, July). Magnet therapy: A billion-dollar boondoggle. Skeptical Inquirer.

Save your money—consult a physician.

April 1, 2009

Moore, S. C., Shepherd, J. P., Eden, S., & Sivarajasingam, V. (2007). The effect of rugby match outcome on spectator aggression and intention to drink alcohol. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 17, 118–127.

March 15, 2009

Zitzewitz, E. (2006). Nationalism in winter sports judging and its lessons for organizational decision making. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 15, 67–99.

March 1, 2009

Scahil, E. M. (2005). A reinvestigation of racial discrimination and baseball cards. Eastern Economic Journal, 31, 537–550.

February 15, 2009

Rees, D. I., & Schnepel, K. T. (2009). College football games and crime. Journal of Sports Economics, 10, 68–87.

February 1, 2009

Kerr, J. H. (2009). Analysis of recent incidents of on-field violence in
sport: Legal decisions and additional considerations from psychology.
Aggressive Behavior, 35, 41–48.

December 1, 2008

Mawson, A. R. (2007). Mass panic and social attachment: The dynamics of human behavior. Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing.

November 15, 2008

Elloumi, M. et al. (2008). Psychoendocrine and physical performance responses in male Tunisian rugby players during an international competitive season. Aggressive Behavior, 34, 6, 623–632.

November 1, 2008

Stott, C. & Pearson, G. (2007) Football Hooliganism, Policing and the War on the English Disease. London, Pennant Books.

The definitive source for information on the control of football disturbances.

October 16, 2008

Carre, J. M., & McCormick, C. M. (in press). In your face: Facial metrics
predict behavioural aggression in the laboratory and in varsity and
professional ice hockey players. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences.

A lab experiment demonstrates that physical aggression in ice hockey is predictable from the ratio between a player's face width and its height. However, the relationship did not hold for women. These results were also confirmed in an archival study.

October 1, 2008

Stott, C., & Pearson, G. ( 2007). Football "hooliganism," policing
and the war on the "English disease."
London: Pennant Publishing.

An excellent resource detailing the complex interactions among fans, local authorities and police that often lead to violence.

September 16, 2008

Arcus, D. (2002). School shooting fatalities and school corporal punishment: A look at the states. Aggressive Behavior, 28, 173–183.

Key words: school violence, corporal punishment, poverty, religion, region

September 2, 2008

Nielsen, M. B., & Einarsen, S. (2008). Sampling in research on interpersonal aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 34, 265–272.

Key words: sampling, interpersonal aggression, external validity, generalizing

The authors provide evidence strongly suggesting that what they term "convenience samples" have limited generalizability to a larger population on questions of interpersonal aggression.

August 16, 2008

Swett, B., Marcus, R. F., & Reio, T. G. (2005). An introduction to "fight-seeking," and its role in peer-to-peer violence on college campuses. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 953–962.

Keywords: violence, violence-seeking, college, alcohol, peers

August 4 , 2008

Hoaken, P.N.S., Shaughnessy, V. K., & Pihl, R. O. (2003). Executive cognitive functioning and aggression: Is it an issue of impulsivity? Aggressive Behavior, 29, 15–30.

Key words: aggression, executive cognitive function, impulsivity

July 16, 2008

Cliff, Nigel (2007). The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America. New York: Random House.

Key words: New York, 1849, Astor, riot, actors, rotten eggs

June 4 , 2008

Bushman, B. J. et al. (2007). When God sanctions killing: Effect of scriptural violence on aggression. Psychological Science, 18, 204–207.

May 16, 2008

Fehle, F., Tsyplakov, S., & Zdorovtsov, V. (2005). Can companies influence investor behaviour through advertising? Super Bowl commercials and stock returns. European Financial Management, 11, 625–647.

May 4, 2008

Archer, J., & Benson, D. (2008). Physical aggression as a function of perceived fighting ability and provocation: An experimental investigation. Aggressive Behavior, 34, 9–24.

April 19, 2008

Stott, C., Adang, O., Livingstone, A., & Schreiber, M. (2007). Variability in the collective behaviour of England fans at Euro2004: "Hooliganism", public order policing and social change. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 1, 75–100.

April 1, 2008

Moore, S. C., Shepherd, J. P., Eden, S., & Sivarajasingam, V. (2007). The effect of rugby match outcome on spectator aggression and intention to drink. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 17, 118–127.

Key words: aggression, alcohol, outcome, rugby, spectators

March 17, 2008

Smith, A. (2007). "Satisfiers," Smokes, and Sports: The Unholy Marriage Between Major League Baseball and Big Tobacco. Sport History Review, 38, 2, 121–133.

March 2 , 2008

Wiles, J. D., Coleman, D., Tegerdine, M., & Swaine, I. L. (2006, Nov. 6). The effects of caffeine ingestion on performance time, speed and power during a laboratory-based 1 km cycling time-trial. Journal of Sports Sciences.

Key words: caffeine, sprint cycling, performance, SRM cranks

February 18, 2008

Timmerman, T. A. (2000). Racial diversity, age diversity, interdependence, and team performance. Small Group Research, 31, 592–606.

February 1, 2008

Vandello, J. A., Goldschmied, N. P., & Richards, D. A. R. (2007). The appeal of the underdog. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1603–1616.

Key words: underdog, justice, social identity, competition, schadenfreude, inequality

January 18, 2008

Haley, A. J. (2001, Summer). British soccer superhooligans: Emergence and establishment. The Sport Journal, 4.

January 1, 2008

Tamborini, R., Skalski, P., Lachlan, K., Westerman, D., Davis, J., & Smith, S. L. (2005). The raw nature of televised professional wrestling: Is the violence a cause for concern? Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49, 202–220.

December 18 , 2007

Hill, R. A., & Barton, R. A. (2005). Red enhances human performance in contests, Nature, 435, p. 293.

December 1 , 2007

Wann, D. L., & Waddill, P. J. (2007). Examining reactions to the Dale Earnhardt crash: The importance of identification with NASCAR drivers. Journal of Sport Behavior, 30, 94–109.

November 16 , 2007

Bushman, B. J., Bonacci, A. M., Pederson, W.C., Vasquez, E. A., & Miller, N. (2005). Chewing on it can chew you up: Effects of rumination on triggered displaced aggression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 969–983.

October 30 , 2007

Kerr, J. H. (2006). Examining the Bertuzzi–Moore NHL ice hockey incident: Crossing the line between sanctioned and unsanctioned violence in sport. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 11, 313–322.

Key words: violence, ice hockey, attack, reversal theory

Kerr, J. H. (2007). Zidane's head-butt: Anger violence in the 2006 Football World Cup Final. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 3, 32–39.

Key words: violence, ice hockey, attack, reversal theory

October 16 , 2007

Edwards, D. A., Wetzel, K., & Wyner, D. R. (2006). Intercollegiate soccer: Saliva cortisol and testosterone are elevated during competition, and testosterone is related to status and social connectedness with teammates. Physiology & Behavior, 87, 135–143.

Key words: soccer, competition, bonding, status, cortisol, testosterone

October 1, 2007

Palmer, C. T. ((2006). 'Shit happens': The selling of risk in extreme sport. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 13, 323–336.

Key words: sensation seeking, adventure tours, sports, risk, disasters, Mt. Everest

Savage, J. (2004). Does viewing media really cause criminal violence?: A methodological review. Aggressive and Violent Behavior, 10, 99–128.

Key words: television violence, media violence, violent crime, sports, football, homicides

September 16, 2007

Markman, K. D., & Guenther, C. L. ((2007). Psychological momentum: Intuitive physics and naive beliefs. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 800–812.

Key words: sports, momentum, lay intuitions, prediction, thought flow

September 1, 2007

Edmans, A., Garcîa, D., & Norli, O. (2007). Sports sentiment and stock returns. Journal of Finance, 62, 1967–1998.

A critical loss in the World Cup (soccer) elimination stage is followed by a next-day decline of -38 basis points on the losing nation's national stock market index. A similar significant loss effect occurs after international cricket, rugby and basketball games.

Timmerman, T. A. (2007). "It was a thought pitch": Personal, situational, and target influences on hit-by-pitch events across time. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 876– 884.

Key words: culture of honor, interracial aggression, general aggression model, baseball, intent

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