@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between self-efficacy and aggressive behavior in boxers: the mediating role of self-control",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2019",
author="Chen, Xin and Zhang, Guodong and Yin, Xueqin and Li, Yun and Cao, Guikang and Gutiérrez-García, Carlos and Guo, Liya",
volume="10",
number="",
pages="e212-e212",
abstract="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 <i>N</i> = 414 Chinese professional boxers, <i>n</i> = 243 were male and <i>n</i> = 171 were female, the average age was <i>M</i> = 17.72 years (SD = 3.147), the participants, the average number of years of exercise was <i>M</i> = 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00212",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00212"
}