Unnecessary Roughness? School Sports, Peer Networks, and Male Adolescent Violence

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Reducing aggression with martial arts: A meta-analysis of child and youth studies (2017, background): “Further investigation revealed a number of questionable inclusions into their analyses, including a study which did not appear to include traditional martial arts (Kreager, 2007) and another whereby martial arts was grouped with boxing and other combat sports (Mutz, 2012).”
Inclusive masculinity theory and the gendered politics of men's rugby (2010, background): “This helps promote rugby players to an exalted peer status (Messner 1992 , Light and Kirk 2000 , Kreager 2007 ), so that the playing pitch serves as a figurative ‘proving ground’ (Muir and Seitz 2004 , p.”
Bullying Among Adolescent Football Players: Role of Masculinity and Moral Atmosphere (2012, background): “In an attempt to determine the extent to which participating in high school sports contributes to male violence, Kreager (2007) analyzed almost 6,400 high school adolescent males in a secondary data set (i.e., National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health).”
Youth Sports (2011, background): “Apart from these conditions, playing sports, especially contact sports, is more likely to be associated with high rather than low aggressive orientations and actions (Kreager, 2007; Pappas, McKenry, & Catlett, 2004; Trulson, 1986).”