مقايسه هوش هيجاني دانشجويان دختر ورزشكار و غيرورزشكار دانشگاه صنعتي شاهرود

Comparing Emotional Intelligence between Athletes and non-Athletes in Female Students at Shahrood University of Technology

Emotional intelligence refers to a personʹs ability to understand and manage emotions in oneself and others. The aim of this research was the comparison of emotional intelligence between athletes and non-athletes in female student at Shahrood University of Technology. The sample consists of 79 non- athletes and 41 athletes. To select non-athletes the statistical sampling procedure was used. Athletes, on the other hand, were selected based on purposive sampling. To collect data T. Bradberry & J. Greaves emotional intelligence inventory was used. This inventory consists of 28 items covering personal competence and social competence. The former covers self- awareness and self-management and the latter covers social- awareness and relationship-management. T test for independent groups was used to analyze the data (P<0/05). The Results showed that there is a significant difference in a emotional intelligence between athlete and non-athlete female students. They also show that there is a significant difference between the two groups in personal competence. However, in social competence the two groups were not significantly different. In comparison with the norm, athletes performed at the above average level. Non-athletes performed at an average level. Because of their higher self-awareness and self-management, the emotional intelligence of athletes was higher.