The focus of this Master’s thesis is on the role of attachement and emotion regulation in relation to aggression in adolescents that engage in team sports. In theoretical section, development of attachment, the father-child relationship, the theory of emotion regulation and it’s role in both attachment and aggression, are examined and defined. In the following, the concept of aggression is also defined. Lastly, attachment, emotion regulation, and aggression are examined from the perspective of physical activity and participation in team sports. In the empirical section, a study involving 108 participants (60 males and 48 females) aged 18 to 23 is presented. Slovenian translations of the following English-language questionnaires were used: the Adolescent Attachement Questionnaire (AAQ) to evaluate father-adolescent attachment, Refined Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) to evaluate aggression and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire -Short Form (ERQ-S) to evaluate emotion regulation. The results revealed a significant correlation between father-adolescent attachement and aggression in adolescents who participate in team sports. No significant correlation was found between attachment and emotion regulation, nor between emotion regulation and aggression. Similarly, the results showed no significant sex differences in general aggression. As it is discussed, this result indicates that it is necessary to examine various forms of aggression rather than focusing on general agression. Moreover, the examination of differences in aggression revealed no significant differences between different types of team sports, nor between individuals who participate at an amateur level and those who engage in structured training. The thesis highlights the aspect of attachment in context of team sports, the importance of attachment in relation to agression in adolescents who participate in team sports, and also raises questions about understanding of relational dynamics in team sports.
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