ABSTRACT In 2008, former President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Myles Brand expressed serious concern about college sport spectator aggression. More specifically, Brand asserted that many sport administrators may be “looking the other way” when confronted by spectator aggression. As a result, the following study was conducted to assess university athletic directors’ attitudes toward various form of spectator aggression using the Sport Spectator Attitude Scale (SSAS). Overall, results showed that athletic directors were unsupportive of spectator aggression. However, there were a couple of exceptions based on responses to items #2 and #7. These particular responses suggest that some, if not many athletic directors, may need to increase their understanding and valuing of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Additional implications from the results are discussed.

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高校田径主任对观众侵略的态度

摘要2008年，美国国家大学田径协会前主席迈尔斯·布兰德（Myles Brand）对大学体育观众的侵略行为表示严重关注。更具体地说，布兰德断言，许多体育管理者在面对观众侵略时可能会“另辟looking径”。结果，进行了以下研究，以使用“体育观众态度量表”（SSAS）评估大学体育指导者对各种形式的观众侵略行为的态度。总体而言，结果表明，体育指导者不支持观众的攻击性。但是，根据对项目2和项目7的答复，有一些例外情况。这些特殊的回答表明，即使不是很多体育指导者，也可能需要提高他们对体育精神和道德行为的理解和重视。