Abstract
Purpose: The main aim of the research was to analyse aggression dimensions among athletes practising martial arts and combat sports.Material and Methods: There were 219 respondents. The Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) in the Polish adaptation by Siekierka was applied.Results: Martial arts apprentices turned out to present a statistically significantly lower level of hostility (p < 0.001) and of the general aggression index (p = 0.04) than combat sports athletes. It turned out that lower level of aggression was noted in female participants (physical aggression (p < 0.001), verbal aggression (p = 0.004), hostility (p < 0.001), and the general aggression index (p < 0.001). Analysis revealed that the training experience and the training rank did not differentiated the level of the respondents' particular aggression dimensions.Conclusions: It would be advisable to perform parallel analyses in other areas of Poland and take into account the respondents' education and place of residence.
Highlights
Statistics nowadays indicate an increasing number of crimes involving aggression, such as causing damage to health, engaging in a fight or beating, destroying or damaging property, or robbery crimes, i.e., mugging, extortion, or robbery with violence1
All variables fell within the range of , both for the whole sample and irrespective of the type of physical activity undertaken by the respondent, their gender, training experience, and training rank
Our research allows us to formulate the following conclusions: 1. As compared with the normative value (Tucholska, 1998), both women and men training martial arts and combat sports presented lower levels of hostility; in the case of females, this applied to the general aggression index
Summary
Statistics nowadays indicate an increasing number of crimes involving aggression, such as causing damage to health, engaging in a fight or beating, destroying or damaging property, or robbery crimes, i.e., mugging, extortion, or robbery with violence. Aggression escalation applies to sport, becoming a subject of growing concern among sports philosophers, pedagogues, and psychologists. It results in progressive dehumanisation and devaluation of sport, manifested in violence on sports pitches and stands (Cynarski and Litwiniuk, 2007; Vertonghen and Theeboom, 2010; Chahal and Chaudhary, 2012). Aggression combined with the desire to win often pushes athletes into breaching the principles of noble competition and makes fair play forgotten (Graczyk et al, 2010; Vertonghen and Theeboom, 2010; Krishnaveni and Shahin, 2014). In view of the above, it is important to carry out further detailed studies
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