Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Basic Psychological Needs: A Structural Equation Model for Student Athletes

Isabel Mercader-Rubio, Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel (), Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz () and José Juan Carrión Martínez
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Isabel Mercader-Rubio: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Nieves Gutiérrez Ángel: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Juan Carrión Martínez: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-8

Abstract: This paper analyses the relationship between emotional intelligence (attention, clarity and repair) and motivational mediators (relationships, autonomy and perceived competence) of students of different degrees related to physical activity and sports science. A structural equation model was estimated with a sample of university students. The results of the model are representative of this case study only and are not very generalizable due to the sample size. In any case, the results obtained show that emotional intelligence predicts the satisfaction of psychological needs for autonomy and competence in student athletes. Therefore, these demonstrations point to a relationship between both variables and highlight the importance of addressing this type of content in university classrooms in order to increase the positive effects on the psychosocial development and personal well-being of students.

Keywords: emotional intelligence; athletes; basic psychological needs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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