AUTHOR=Chen Xin , Zhang Guodong , Yin Xueqin , Li Yun , Cao Guikang , Gutiérrez-García Carlos , Guo Liya 

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00212

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00212

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>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 <italic>N</italic> = 414 Chinese professional boxers, <italic>n</italic> = 243 were male and <italic>n</italic> = 171 were female, the average age was <italic>M</italic> = 17.72 years (SD = 3.147), the participants, the average number of years of exercise was <italic>M</italic> = 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>