Assessing the Difference of Emotional Intelligence among Visually Impaired, Blind Cricketers, and Non-Cricketers

Sarmad Hussain, Asif Ali, Young Gin Choi and Jinsoo Hwang
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Sarmad Hussain: Special Education Department, Multan 66000, Pakistan
Asif Ali: Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Govt. College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Young Gin Choi: Recreation, Park and Tourism/Hospitality Management, Western Illinois University, Macomb, MI 61455, USA
Jinsoo Hwang: The College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: (1) Background: Emotional intelligence plays a critical role in one’s socialization and psychological adjustment. The current study is an attempt to obtain a comparative analysis of the emotional intelligence among the cricketers that are blind or suffer from visual impairment. The major objective of the study is to measure the emotional intelligence of visually impaired athletes along with the influence of their physical activities and demographic variables. (2) Methods: The employed survey method, with a descriptive research design, was based on a selective purpose sample of 220, which included a mean age of 28.38 years and an age range from 18 to 40 years, visually impaired cricketers, and non-cricketers from Punjab. The selective individuals completely provided their demographic information by filling out two forms, which included the short-form trait emotional intelligence questionnaire (TEIQue-SF) and the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). (3) Results: There is a significant relationship with emotional intelligence among the cricketers that are blind or suffer from visual impairment. Furthermore, the demographic variables had a significant impact on emotional intelligence (EI). Based on these findings, this study suggests administering a longitudinal study of visually impaired athletes in future research. In addition, different statistical populations of visually impaired athletes can be studied in order to compare their emotional intelligence with other psychological variables.

Keywords: trait emotional intelligence; visually impaired cricketers; physical activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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