Agentic Self-regulation of Capoeira Athletes of Different Sports Qualifications.

Background: In the present study, an attempt was made to address self-regulation at the agentic (higher) level, which contributes a person's success not only in sports, but also in the organization of their own life. A group of capoeiristas was chosen as the sample.

Objective: To identify the features of agentic self-regulation in athletes engaged in capoeira with different levels of sports qualification.

Design: 202 capoeira athletes, aged M= 29.6 years, SD=6.6, were interviewed. The sample was divided into three subgroups based on different sport types and comparisons were made on the scales of the following techniques: , strategies for coping with stressful situations, , , , . ANOVA analysis in IBM SPSS Statistics 26 program was used for these comparisons.

Results: The subgroup outperformed the lower grade subgroups on the parameters: , , , and (p ≤ .05). The group had a significantly lower level of escapism (p ≤ .05), an indicator of destructive agentic activity, compared to the r group. outperformed in the coping strategy of caution (p ≤ .05) and outperformed on personality harmony scales, including satisfaction with life, relationships with people, life self-determination, and life self-actualization (p ≤ .05). On the scales of conscious self-regulation, no significant differences were found between the three subgroups (p > .1).

Conclusion: As capoeiristas advance in sportsmanship they enrich their regulatory experience through the development of agentic qualities such as constructive coping strategies, personal maturity and personal harmony, while reducing the manifestation of destructive activity, such as escapism.