“I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain”: Ethical issues working in professional boxing.

Lane, Andrew M.

dc.contributor.author	Lane, Andrew M.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-11T19:13:11Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-11T19:13:11Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.citation	Lane, A.M. (2008). “I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain”: Ethical issues working in professional boxing. Athletic Insight: the Online Journal of Sport Psychology, 10 (4)
dc.identifier.issn	1536-0431
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2436/48957
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dc.description.abstract	Boxing can be a brutal sport. At face value, the intention is to win contests by injuring your opponent. The intent of boxers coupled with the serious medical effects of participation suggest it contravenes a number of ethical guidelines for an applied psychologist, including social responsibility, respect of the welfare of people’s right and dignity and avoiding harm (American Psychological Association, 2002, see http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html#3_04). With this in mind, applied practitioners mish wish to avoid opportunities to work in professional boxing based on it being ethically unsound. This article explores some of these issues, drawing on experiences as a consultant working with professional boxers. Case study data is presented on the psychological preparation of boxers.
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Athletic Insight, Inc.
dc.relation.url	http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol10Iss4/Boxing.htm
dc.subject	Ethics
dc.subject	Social responsibility
dc.subject	Applied psychology
dc.subject	Sports psychology
dc.subject	Boxing
dc.title	“I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain”: Ethical issues working in professional boxing.
dc.type	Journal article
dc.identifier.journal	Athletic Insight: the Online Journal of Sport Psychology
refterms.dateFOA	2018-07-18T12:47:46Z
html.description.abstract	Boxing can be a brutal sport. At face value, the intention is to win contests by injuring your opponent. The intent of boxers coupled with the serious medical effects of participation suggest it contravenes a number of ethical guidelines for an applied psychologist, including social responsibility, respect of the welfare of people’s right and dignity and avoiding harm (American Psychological Association, 2002, see http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html#3_04). With this in mind, applied practitioners mish wish to avoid opportunities to work in professional boxing based on it being ethically unsound. This article explores some of these issues, drawing on experiences as a consultant working with professional boxers. Case study data is presented on the psychological preparation of boxers.