Kopp Alexandra, Reichert Markus, Jekauc Darko
Department of Sport Science, Humboldt University of Berlin, D-10115 Berlin, Germany.
Department of eHealth and Sports Analytics, Ruhr University Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany.
Sports (Basel). 2021 May 10;9(5):60. doi: 10.3390/sports9050060.
Emotional intelligence (EI) is considered a determinant of sports performance. Two opposing perspectives have been discussed in the theoretical discourse on EI: EI as an ability versus EI as a trait, both widely differing in content and method of assessment. Previous applied sport psychology research is characterized by a heterogeneous use of different conceptualizations and measurements of EI. However, evidence for the superiority of an EI concept does not exist. This study directly compares the ability and trait EI concepts in the relationship with athletic performance. An online survey was conducted (response rate = 19%). Participants completed the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form, a list of questions about biographical information as well as information related to sports performance and sport participation. We used regression analyses and controlled type of sports to investigate how sports performance is influenced by EI. Trait EI positively predicted self-assessment of athletes' performance (B = 1.02; < 0.01) whereby ability EI did not predict any outcome of sports performance. The effect of trait EI was independent of the ability EI. Overall, the result indicates some evidence for the superiority of the trait EI in applied sports psychology.
情商(EI)被认为是运动表现的一个决定因素。在关于情商的理论论述中,讨论了两种对立的观点:情商作为一种能力与情商作为一种特质,两者在内容和评估方法上有很大差异。以往的应用运动心理学研究的特点是对情商的不同概念化和测量方法使用不一。然而,不存在情商概念优越性的证据。本研究直接比较了与运动表现相关的能力型情商概念和特质型情商概念。进行了一项在线调查(回复率 = 19%)。参与者完成了梅耶-萨洛维-卡鲁索情商测试、特质情商问卷简版、一份关于个人信息以及与运动表现和体育参与相关信息的问题清单。我们使用回归分析并控制运动类型,以研究情商如何影响运动表现特质型情商对运动员表现的自我评估有正向预测作用(B = 1.02;<0.01),而能力型情商并未预测运动表现的任何结果。特质型情商的影响独立于能力型情商。总体而言,结果表明在应用运动心理学中特质型情商具有优越性的一些证据。