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Original Articles

Gender Moderates the Relationship Between Empathy and Aggressiveness in Sport: The Mediating Role of Anger

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Pages 44-58 | Received 26 Aug 2015, Accepted 26 May 2016, Published online: 15 Jul 2016
 

Abstract

This research investigated whether gender moderates, and anger mediates, the relationship between empathy (i.e., perspective taking and empathic concern) and aggressiveness in sport. In Study 1, perspective taking and empathic concern were negatively associated with aggressiveness, and this effect was stronger in women compared to men. In Study 2, perspective taking was a negative predictor of aggressiveness and antisocial behavior in sport, and anger mediated these relationships in women but not in men. Our findings suggest that empathy and emotion-based strategies targeted at reducing aggressiveness in sport need to be tailored for male and female athletes.

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