The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing

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dc.contributor.authorSmit, Carryn
dc.contributor.authorLouw, Johann
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-12T13:49:56Z
dc.date.available2016-08-12T13:49:56Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-06-06T08:41:39Z
dc.description.abstractTen boxers were interviewed individually to explore how they perceived the nature of aggression in the ring and the mental skills they employed in their sport. The interview data were subjected to thematic analysis, which elicited five dominant themes: aggression and how to deal with it; control of the arousal, especially anger that comes with the territory of the sport; and the positive aspects of discipline over mind and body that is required of boxers. A final observation relates to a relative absence in these interviews. Boxers did not speak explicitly about masculinity as a factor in the sport, unless prompted.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSmit, C., & Louw, J. (2011). The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing. <i>South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21219en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmit, Carryn, and Johann Louw "The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing." <i>South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21219en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmit, C., & Louw, J. (2011). The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education & Recreation, 33(2):117-126.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0379-9069en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Smit, Carryn AU - Louw, Johann AB - Ten boxers were interviewed individually to explore how they perceived the nature of aggression in the ring and the mental skills they employed in their sport. The interview data were subjected to thematic analysis, which elicited five dominant themes: aggression and how to deal with it; control of the arousal, especially anger that comes with the territory of the sport; and the positive aspects of discipline over mind and body that is required of boxers. A final observation relates to a relative absence in these interviews. Boxers did not speak explicitly about masculinity as a factor in the sport, unless prompted. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 SM - 0379-9069 T1 - The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing TI - The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21219 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21219
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmit C, Louw J. The hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxing. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21219.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
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dc.sourceSouth African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreationen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://academic.sun.ac.za/sajrsper/home.htm
dc.subject.otherBoxing
dc.subject.otherAggression
dc.subject.otherControl
dc.subject.otherDiscipline
dc.subject.otherMasculinity
dc.titleThe hurt business: Psychological aspects of boxingen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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