Jooste Julius, Kruger Ankebé, Tinkler Nicola
Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Centre for Health and Human Performance, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
J Hum Kinet. 2023 Apr 20;87:211-223. doi: 10.5114/jhk/161550. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Research has suggested that coping under pressure could be rooted in the ability to identify and manage one's emotions. In this study, we investigated this hypothesis using cross-sectional data obtained from a sample of South African national and university level female field-hockey players (N = 60, Mage = 21.57, SD = 3.65). A correlational research design was adopted of which a pen-and-paper survey containing the Emotional Intelligence Scale and Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 was used to collect the data. Descriptive results exposed players to yield higher than average levels of total emotional intelligence and coping ability in sport with significant differences noted between the national and university level players in terms of their ability to manage their own emotions (p = 0.018), utilise emotions (p = 0.007, d = 0.74), coping with adversity (p = 0.002, d = 0.84), coachability (p < 0.01, d = 3.17), and overall coping ability (p < 0.01, d = 1.00). After controlling for the level of participation, hierarchical linear regression analyses confirmed the relationship between the study variables exposing total emotional intelligence to be a significant predictor of players' ability to cope with adversity (β = 0.55, p = 0.006), concentrate (β = 0.43, p = 0.044), maintain confidence and achievement motivation (β = 0.42, p = 0.027), as well as overall coping ability (β = 0.28, p = 0.023). It was concluded that emotional intelligence may be a worthy contributor in the psychological profiling of players and a plausible intervention mapping tool in sport psychology practice to potentially enhance the coping ability of female field-hockey players.
研究表明，在压力下应对的能力可能源于识别和管理自身情绪的能力。在本研究中，我们使用从南非国家和大学水平的女子曲棍球运动员样本（N = 60，年龄均值 = 21.57，标准差 = 3.65）中获得的横断面数据对这一假设进行了调查。采用了相关研究设计，使用一份包含情商量表和运动应对技能量表 - 28的纸笔调查问卷来收集数据。描述性结果显示，运动员在运动中的总情商和应对能力高于平均水平，在管理自身情绪的能力（p = 0.018）、利用情绪（p = 0.007，d = 0.74）、应对逆境（p = 0.002，d = 0.84）、可训练性（p < 0.01，d = 3.17）以及总体应对能力（p < 0.01，d = 1.00）方面，国家水平和大学水平的运动员存在显著差异。在控制了参与水平后，分层线性回归分析证实了研究变量之间的关系，表明总情商是运动员应对逆境能力（β = 0.55，p = 0.006）、集中注意力能力（β = 0.43，p = 0.044）、保持信心和成就动机能力（β = 0.42，p = 0.027）以及总体应对能力（β = 0.28，p = 0.023）的重要预测指标。研究得出结论，情商可能是运动员心理剖析中有价值的因素，也是运动心理学实践中一种可行的干预映射工具，有可能提高女子曲棍球运动员的应对能力。
