AUTHOR=Zhang Guodong , Chen Xin , Xiao Luxia , Li Yun , Li Bing , Yan Zi , Guo Liya , Rost Detlef H. 

TITLE=The Relationship Between Big Five and Self-Control in Boxers: A Mediating Model

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2019

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01690

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01690

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=The current study was aimed to shed some additional light on the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and self-control in boxers and investigates self-efficacy as a mediator between the two variables. Two hundred and ten boxers (age: M = 18.89, SD = 3.83; amount of boxing practice: M = 4.93 years, SD = 3.22; 76 male) of Chinese national athletes participated the study. Results showed a pronounced level of self-control. The higher the competitive level, the higher the level of self-control. There were significant correlations among the Big Five, self-control, and self-efficacy. Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and self-control.