Ridderbusch, Meret (2025) Be Smart, Act Smart: The Importance of Using Emotional Intelligence in the Athletic Performance Context. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The evidence on the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and performance outcomes is mixed, with little known about the boundary conditions. Whereas trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is seen as the individual's capability of using their emotional intelligence successfully, emotional performance represents the active enactment of emotional intelligence skills during a performance episode. Assuming that EI represents a trait and needs to be activated through situational factors to be able to benefit performance, the current study explores the potential moderating role of emotional performance and what aspects of EI might be especially relevant for athletes performance satisfaction. Data collected from 89 athletes across various sports revealed significant variability in how EI dimensions relate to performance satisfaction, with regulation dimensions emerging as particularly predictive. None of the TEI scores were significantly associated with performance satisfaction, but a moderation effect was observed for the self-regulation dimension between TEI and emotional performance. Moreover, emotional performance had a direct effect on performance satisfaction for the management of others emotions independent of TEI levels. These findings suggest that high TEI alone is insufficient to predict performance satisfaction in athletes, and the level of enacted emotional intelligence should be taken into account to better understand how emotional intelligence relates to performance outcomes.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yperen, N. van |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Talent Development and Creativity (TDC) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2025 12:24 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2025 12:24 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4609 |
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