The indirect effect of physical activity on aggression among university student-athletes: the mediating role of state anger
These results may contribute to the sport psychology literature by offering insights into the emotional mechanisms underlying aggression in physically active populations and highlighting the potential value of monitoring situational anger in training contexts. From a practical perspective, the findings point to the potential benefit of integrating psychological skills training and anger regulation strategies into sport programs to help manage aggressive tendencies among university student athletes.
Authors
- Mert Ayrancı
- Sevim Handan Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1032-5082)
- Mehmet Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5611-5515)
- Murat Çelebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1769-2512)
- Mehmet Civan
- Abdulmenaf Korkutata
- Murat Sarıkabak
- Metin Kuş
Institutions
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi (TR)
- Bartin University (TR)
- Hitit Üniversitesi (TR)
- Yangon University Of Distance Education (MM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1717868
- Primary Topic
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00