Motivation, Anxiety, and Emotional Intelligence Are Associated with the Practice of Contact and Non-Contact Sports: An Explanatory Model
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Castro Sánchez, Manuel; Lara Sánchez, Amador Jesús; Zurita Ortega, Félix; Chacón Cuberos, RamónEditorial
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Motivational climate Non-contact Sports Contact Sports Emotions Stress
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2019-08-07Referencia bibliográfica
Castro-Sánchez, M., Lara-Sánchez, A. J., Zurita-Ortega, F., & Chacón-Cuberos, R. (2019). Motivation, Anxiety, and Emotional Intelligence Are Associated with the Practice of Contact and Non-Contact Sports: An Explanatory Model. Sustainability, 11(16), 4256.
Resumen
(1) Background: Several studies have shown that high anxiety impairs sport performance,
making it important to develop strategies which improve the emotional self-regulation of athletes.
The present study analyzed the relationship between emotional intelligence, motivational climate
in sport, and anxiety according to participation in contact or non-contact sports, using multi-group
structural equation modeling; (2) Methods: This research was conducted with a sample of 371
semi-professional athletes from Spain. The main variables were emotional intelligence, motivational
climate in sport, and anxiety. A multi-group path analysis was developed and demonstrated
acceptable fit (X2 = 418.60; df = 46; p < 0.001; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.959; Normalized Fit
Index (NFI) = 0.955; Incremental Fit Index (IFI) = 0.959; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation
(RMSEA) = 0.063); (3) Results: A negative association was identified between task-oriented climate
and ego-oriented climate. Moreover, there was a positive relationship between task-oriented
climate and emotional intelligence, which was strongest in individuals participating in non-contact
sports. The relationship between ego-oriented climate and emotional intelligence was less evident.
Furthermore, both state anxiety and trait anxiety were negatively correlated with emotional
intelligence; (4) Conclusions: The key conclusion from the present research is that task-oriented
motivational climates positively influence levels of emotional intelligence and anxiety, especially in
contact sports. It is important to encourage the development of self-determined motivational climates
in order to avoid emotional states which can hinder performance.