port not only entails respect for the rules of the game, but also involves respect for one’s opponents, mutual co-operation, sportsmanship, and fair play. (Rutten at al.,2010; Arnold, 2001). However, at the same time it is important to consider the impact sport may have on antisocial behaviours. Youth sport may promote antisocial behaviour since it based on competition, self-interest and intention to win (Shields & Bredemeier, 1995). The perceived legitimacy of aggressive behaviour in contact sport (Conroy,2001), the attributes of macho’ attitudes, norms, and ideals in power sport athletes (Endresen and Olweus, 2005) and lower level of concern for opponents in team athletes (Vallerand et al.,1997) can in general effect the positive outcomes of behaviours in athletes. One of the limitations of these studies has been that they haven’t examined the motives or reasons underlying the behaviours. Understanding the motives behind the prosocial or antisocial behaviour of athletes can help to gain insights on to the real nature of behaviour (altruistic reasons or selfish reasons).

Future Recommendations

Based on the studies reviewed it is recommended that more longitudinal, experimental and intervention studies can be done. This can help to understand if an athletes’ behaviour remains constant over time or if athletes’ behaviours can be actually changed. More observational research method can be employed to avoid social desirability bias that occurs in self-reported method. Male and female athletes from other sports such as cricket, wrestling or tennis can be included in studies to understand how these sport specifically effect their moral behaviour. Such studies can help in establishing interventions that could avoid development of antisocial behaviours in athletes. Majority of studies have studied the antecedents of prosocial and antisocial behaviour, in future the consequences of these behaviours can be looked at (e.g. influence of morally relevant behaviour on performance, interpersonal relationships etc).