Carole Hooven, Ph.D.

So we have sports that ritualize this behavior.

motivation or this desire, especially on the part of men.

And we have a lot more men who are interested in watching sports because they're kind of getting that need met vicariously.

They're like jumping out of their chairs.

Often their testosterone is responding also to even the vicarious participation in sports, which is interesting.

As far as I know, there isn't any getting your aggression out, getting that need met, if it is a need.

Some people don't have that.

In fact, most men are not terribly physically aggressive.

There's a competitive... I think you could compare it to pornography and ask, are men getting out their sexual need?

I think there's more...

evidence that maybe they are getting some need met there.

But in terms of aggression, I'm not sure it works the same way.

Can you say what you mean when you say aggressive?

Okay.

And he doesn't have that same... He doesn't respond maybe even aggressively or... He just hits.

I used to hit my older brother, so I was kind of a big hitter myself.

This is an interesting question.

I hadn't thought about it in this way.

So I would say the rough play, generally, if they're having fun, if they're smiling and laughing, let them go for it.

They need to learn to work their stuff out.