Emotional intelligence and competetive sports

A comparative studybetween federated and nond federated adolescent athletes

Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the Emotional Coefficient (EQ) and its Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Stress Management and Adaptability Scales, in federated adolescent athletes and non-athletic adolescents. It was applied to a sample of 346 subjects (172 athletes and 174 non-athletes) with an average of 14.6 years, the Emotional Intelligence Coefficient test (BarOn-EQ-YV, Baron & Parker, 2000). Additionally, athletes were administered a questionnaire with a perceived motivational climate PMCSQ (Balaguer et al, 1997, Newton, Duda, and Yin, 2000) to determine their orientation towards the ego or the task.

The data found using the Student's T test indicate a significant difference in the Emotional Coefficient between competing athletes and non-athletes (p = 000). In addition, in the Wilcoxon test for medians comparison in related nonparametric data, p = .000 value was found, which indicates that the group of athletes identified a more strongly task-oriented motivational climate (X= 84.2) than the ego orientation (X= 47.9). Finally, it was correlated moderately the motivational climate with orientation to the task with the EQ in the sports subjects (p =, 000).