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Participants (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a060, 51 men, and 9 women) were recruited from MMA clubs and training centers in Lebanon. They completed self\u2010report measures including the Toronto Alexithymia Scale\u201020 (TAS\u201020) to assess alexithymia, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS\u201011) to measure impulsivity, and the Buss\u2010Perry Aggression Scale short form (BPAS\u2010SF) to evaluate aggression tendencies. Results indicated that alexithymia was positively correlated with impulsivity (attentional,\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.41, and\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01; motor,\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.32, and\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05), aggression (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.49 and\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), and its various forms of aggression (physical, verbal, anger, and hostility). Mediation analyses showed that attentional impulsivity significantly mediated the link between alexithymia and aggression (\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.10 and 95% CI [0.02, 0.22]), whereas motor impulsivity accounted for a smaller portion of the effect (\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.08 and 95% CI [0.00, 0.22]). The direct effect remained significant (\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.28 and 95% CI [0.03, 0.52]), indicating partial mediation. These findings underscore the importance of emotional and behavioral regulation in competitive sports contexts, highlighting potential implications for athlete development programs.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ejsc.70107","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,13]],"date-time":"2025-12-13T16:53:26Z","timestamp":1765644806000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Relationship Between Alexithymia, Impulsivity, and Aggression in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8579-1811","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patricia","family":"Eid","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Processus de Sant\u00e9 Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9  Boulogne\u2010Billancourt France"},{"name":"Department of Psychology Education, and Physical Education Notre Dame University\u2010Louaize  Zouk Mosbeh Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Assaad","family":"Al Assaad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology Education, and Physical Education Notre Dame University\u2010Louaize  Zouk Mosbeh Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","first-page":"259","volume-title":"Human Aggression: A social\u2010cognitive View","author":"Anderson C. 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