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The Role of Gender in Association between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Control among University Student-Athletes

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  • Audrone Dumciene

    (Department of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania)

  • Saule Sipaviciene

    (Department of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania)

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The purpose of this study was to reveal the peculiarities of undergraduate studies university student-athletes’ emotional intelligence and self-control indicators, and the role of gender as a predictor in the association between emotional intelligence and self-control. The study included students regularly involved in training at least three times a week. The sample consisted of 1395 student athletes from Lithuanian universities, among them 59.2% female and 40.8% male. For measurement, the SSRI inventory and a self-control scale were used. All values of emotional intelligence indicators were significantly higher for males than females. Estimates of the components of the self-control construct varied. The score for the healthy habits component was significantly higher for women than for men, the self-discipline component did not differ significantly, and the other three components were higher for males. Estimates of the components of the self-control construct varied. Models for predicting the values of self-control components were proposed. Only one component of the emotional intelligence construct, optimism, was repeated in all forecasting models, as well as gender. Other components of emotional intelligence vary in models.

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  • Audrone Dumciene & Saule Sipaviciene, 2021. "The Role of Gender in Association between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Control among University Student-Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-12, November.
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