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Motivation, Anxiety, and Emotional Intelligence Are Associated with the Practice of Contact and Non-Contact Sports: An Explanatory Model

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  • Manuel Castro-Sánchez

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Amador J. Lara-Sánchez

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Félix Zurita-Ortega

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Ramón Chacón-Cuberos

    (Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

(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 (χ 2 = 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 p ositive 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.

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  • Manuel Castro-Sánchez & Amador J. Lara-Sánchez & Félix Zurita-Ortega & Ramón Chacón-Cuberos, 2019. "Motivation, Anxiety, and Emotional Intelligence Are Associated with the Practice of Contact and Non-Contact Sports: An Explanatory Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:16:p:4256-:d:255352
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    1. Cecilia Ma & Eva Monsma, 2016. "Testing Cross-Cultural Generalizability of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire across American and Chinese Samples," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(7), pages 1-7, July.
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    2. Guillermo Sanz-Junoy & Óscar Gavín-Chocano & José L. Ubago-Jiménez & David Molero, 2023. "Differential Magnitude of Resilience between Emotional Intelligence and Life Satisfaction in Mountain Sports Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(15), pages 1-13, August.

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