The Study of Empirical Validity of Frustration-Aggression Theory: Case: Soccer fans in Tehran

The aim of this article is analysis empirically the one of current explanations on violence and aggression, frustration-aggression theory, between soccer fans. In this article, at first, sport violence and aggression will be defined and categorized. Then, considering the violence and aggression as a psycho-social matter, we will analysis the reactions of soccer fans, while encountering with situations that perform as a frustration factors. The main hypothesis of this study is that "frustration of soccer fans in achieving to their athletic goals causes the tendency to violence and aggressive behavior in them."Based on the findings of a survey research on a sample of 284 soccer fans among Perspolis and Esteqlal fans, it is concluded that frustration only explains some of athletic violence and aggression in soccer fans.