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Satisfaction with life, idiocentric-allocentric profile, and cultural attributes of judo and jiu-jitsu fighters

Abstract

Background and Study Aim: Combat sports have been gaining high social visibility, and in Brazil judo and jiu-jitsu have secured a growing number of practitioners. Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterize judo and jiu-jitsu wrestlers on satisfaction with Life, the I-A profile, and self-perception in relation to cultural orientation attributes.

Material & Method: In total, 165 judo and jiu-jitsu fighters (125 men and 40 women) participated in this study. A sociodemographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on Satisfaction with Life, the Idiocentric-Allocentric Profile and the Cultural Orientation Attributes Scale were used as research instruments.

Results: The results indicate a predominance of male practitioners, particularly in jiu-jitsu. The fighters are generally satisfied with their lives. Jiu-jitsu fighters demonstrate a higher prevalence of allocentrism, indicating that they most value the integrity and cohesion of the group, besides which they were self-evaluated as more committed than judokas.

Conclusions: It is concluded that practitioners of both sports presented few differences in the dimensions studied, perhaps because these modalities include similar principles in physical, mental, and social dimensions.