Aggressiveness level in baseball players and Brazilian
jiu-jitsu athletes

J 2019

Aggressiveness level in baseball players and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes

VÍT, Michal; Martin SEBERA and Přemek CHROUST

Basic information

Original name

Aggressiveness level in baseball players and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes

Authors

VÍT, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution); Martin SEBERA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Přemek CHROUST (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Archives of Budo, 2019, 1643-8698

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.014

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/19:00124615

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

UT WoS

000476545400001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85070097429

Keywords in English

anger; hostility; physical aggression; verbal aggression

Abstract

V originále

Background and Study Aim: The relationship between combat sports and aggression has begun to be focused by some researchers. While Wann & Branscombe consider combat sports (e.g. boxing) as typical examples of aggressive sports, other authors assume that training of combat sports could lead to a reduction of aggressiveness among the trainees. We hypothezise that the level of aggressiveness of Brazilian jiu-jitsu atkhletes is lower than among baseball players. Material and Methods: Self-report research tool Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) was involved in discovering the difference in aggressivenes level among players of non-combative (baseball) and combt sport (Brazilian jiu-jitsu). The research sample involves 60 male sportsman from the Czech Republic divided into two subgroups (n = 30 baseball players in the age 26.80 ±4.75 and n = 30 Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes in the age 26.47 ±4.92). Descriptive statistics, T-test and size effect evaluated by Cohen´s d were used for the analysis. Results: There are no statistically significant differences in aggressiveness level between samples A (baseball) and B (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) on the level of statistical significance 0.05%. According to Cohen´s d interpretation, we can consider the significant difference between A and B samples in the verbal aggression factor (d = −0.38). Conclusions: According to BPAQ methodology, there is no statistically significant difference in aggressiveness level of baseball and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes in all four partial factors (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, hostility). An increase of participants number could enhance the validity and reliability of research. We highly recommended continuing research for revealing the relationships between combat systems training and aggressiveness.

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VÍT, Michal; Martin SEBERA and Přemek CHROUST. Aggressiveness level in baseball players and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes. Archives of Budo. 2019, vol. 15, MAR 11 2019, p. 67-73. ISSN 1643-8698.

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VÍT, Michal; Martin SEBERA and Přemek CHROUST. Aggressiveness level in baseball players and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes. \textit{Archives of Budo}. 2019, vol.~15, MAR 11 2019, p.~67-73. ISSN~1643-8698.

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