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Relationships between Informal Sports Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Isabel Mercader-Rubio

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Almería, La Cañada, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Almería, La Cañada, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Ana Teixeira

    (Institute of Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications of Aveiro (IEETA, UA), 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
    Research Group in Social and Human Sciences (NICSH), Coimbra Education School, Polytechnic of Coimbra, 3045-043 Coimbra, Portugal
    Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Center for Research and Innovation in Education (InED), School of Education, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal)

  • Sónia Brito-Costa

    (Research Group in Social and Human Sciences (NICSH), Coimbra Education School, Polytechnic of Coimbra, 3045-043 Coimbra, Portugal
    Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Center for Research and Innovation in Education (InED), School of Education, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
    Institute of Applied Research (i2A), Polytechnic of Coimbra, 3045-043 Coimbra, Portugal)

Abstract

Sports leadership research has increased in recent years in sport psychology and is now considered an indication of variables such as sport efficacy, satisfaction and happiness with sport, and emotional well-being. The aim of this manuscript is to analyze the relationship between informal sports leadership and each of the dimensions of emotional intelligence. Two validated and standardized instruments were applied to measure each of the psychological constructs, respectively, that make up the thematic axis of this research. Thus, to measure self-perceived leadership, we used the Sport Leadership Behavioral Scale and its Spanish version, the Sport Leadership Behavioral Inventory. On the other hand, to measure the self-perceived emotional intelligence of the participants, we used the Trait Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24). The total number of participants was 163 students with a mean age of 20.33 years (SD = 3.44) from university degrees related to physical activity and sport sciences. The main contribution of our research lies in the demonstration that there is a statistically significant relationship between clarity and emotional regulation with empathy (=0.18, p < 0.001), decision making (=0.08, p < 0.001), social support l (=0.19, p < 0.001) and sports values (=0.01, p < 0.001). This indicates that the definition of a leader is a person who is aware of their own emotions and those of their group, who fosters positive, communicative, supportive inter-relationships based on sporting values, through the exercise of a positive influence on the other members of the group. In conclusion, this research demonstrates the existence of a significant connection between the components of emotional intelligence (attention, clarity and regulation) and sports leadership (social support, empathy, sports values, decision making and task orientation). Thus, this study concludes that this link is characterized by being direct and positive.

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  • Isabel Mercader-Rubio & Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel & Ana Teixeira & Sónia Brito-Costa, 2023. "Relationships between Informal Sports Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:19:p:14571-:d:1255266
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    1. Isabel Mercader Rubio & Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel & María Dolores Pérez Esteban & Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz, 2022. "Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Motivation, Anxiety and Leadership in Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-6, June.
    2. Isabel Mercader-Rubio & Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel & Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz & Pilar Sánchez-López, 2022. "Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Relationships and the Role of Gender in Student Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-6, July.
    3. Isabel Mercader-Rubio & Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel & Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz & José Juan Carrión Martínez, 2022. "Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Basic Psychological Needs: A Structural Equation Model for Student Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-8, August.
    4. Francisco M Leo & Tomás García-Calvo & Inmaculada González-Ponce & Juan J Pulido & Katrien Fransen, 2019. "How many leaders does it take to lead a sports team? The relationship between the number of leaders and the effectiveness of professional sports teams," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(6), pages 1-22, June.
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