The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Aggressive Behavior in Boxers: The Mediating Role of Self-Control

Frontiers in Psychology

article

Xin Chen¹  Guodong Zhang¹  Xueqin Yin²  Yun Li¹  Guikang Cao²  Carlos Gutiérrez-García³  Liya Guo¹ 

[1] College of Physical Education, Institute of Sports Science, and Key Lab of Physical Fitness Evaluation and Motor Function Monitoring of General Administration of Sports of China, Southwest University;Center for Mental Health Education, School of Psychology, Southwest University;Department of Physical and Sport Education, Universidad de León

关键词: self-efficacy;    self-control;    aggressive behavior;    mediating effect;    boxer;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00212

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Aggressive behavior has been one of the core issues in sports psychology, whereas boxers’ aggressive behavior has received limited attention. Although some literature reported that self-efficacy is related to aggressive behavior, the mechanism whereby self-efficacy affects aggressive behavior remains unclear. The present study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy and aggressive behavior, as well as the effect of self-control as a mediating factor. This study uses the Self-efficacy Scale for Athletes, the Self-control Questionnaire for Athletes, and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. This relationship is explored through self-reported measures from N = 414 Chinese professional boxers, n = 243 were male and n = 171 were female, the average age was M = 17.72 years (SD = 3.147), the participants, the average number of years of exercise was M = 3.89 years (SD = 2.734); Results showed that male boxers reported greater aggression than female boxers; It was found that the self-efficacy and self-control improved as age of the participants increased; The higher the level of competition, the higher levels of self-efficacy and self-control; Self-efficacy was negatively related with aggressive behavior and positively correlated with self-control. Self-control was also negatively correlated with aggressive behavior among boxers. Self-control had a full mediating effect on the relationship between self-efficacy and aggressive behavior.

【 授权许可】

CC BY