Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players
Background: Emotional and motivational factors are fundamental in the context of sport, as they directly relate to sports performance and anxiety. Methods: The present study aimed to analyze the relationships between motivational climate (MC), emotional intelligence (EI), and anxiety within a sample...
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| author | Manuel Castro-Sánchez Félix Zurita-Ortega José Luis Ubago-Jiménez Gabriel González-Valero Eduardo García-Mármol Ramón Chacón-Cuberos |
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| description | Background: Emotional and motivational factors are fundamental in the context of sport, as they directly relate to sports performance and anxiety. Methods: The present study aimed to analyze the relationships between motivational climate (MC), emotional intelligence (EI), and anxiety within a sample of footballers playing at a low level. The sample was composed of 282 registered football players aged between 16 and 18 years old (16.96 ± 0.77), playing in the lower tier in the province of Jaen (Spain). Data were self-reported, with participants responding to the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ-2), the Schutte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI), and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The results showed that footballers who reported higher levels of state anxiety and trait anxiety also demonstrated lower EI and more negatively perceived and regulated their emotions. Moreover, an ego-oriented climate was associated with higher levels of anxiety, while a task-oriented climate was related to lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of EI. No relationship was identified between the emotional aspects of young footballers and holding a motivational orientation toward an ego climate. Conclusions: Football players who more greatly perceived a task-oriented climate had higher EI and usually reported lower levels of anxiety related to sport performance. It is therefore important to promote intrinsic motivations and develop the capacity of footballers to regulate their own emotions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7cd59bcd2d14ff49d1d23db40bc9d172022-12-22T03:45:42ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632019-02-01723410.3390/sports7020034sports7020034Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football PlayersManuel Castro-Sánchez0Félix Zurita-Ortega1José Luis Ubago-Jiménez2Gabriel González-Valero3Eduardo García-Mármol4Ramón Chacón-Cuberos5Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, Granada 18071, SpainDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, Granada 18071, SpainDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, Granada 18071, SpainDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, Granada 18071, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada 18071, SpainDepartment of Research and Diagnosis Methods in Education, University of Granada, Granada 18071, SpainBackground: Emotional and motivational factors are fundamental in the context of sport, as they directly relate to sports performance and anxiety. Methods: The present study aimed to analyze the relationships between motivational climate (MC), emotional intelligence (EI), and anxiety within a sample of footballers playing at a low level. The sample was composed of 282 registered football players aged between 16 and 18 years old (16.96 ± 0.77), playing in the lower tier in the province of Jaen (Spain). Data were self-reported, with participants responding to the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ-2), the Schutte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI), and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The results showed that footballers who reported higher levels of state anxiety and trait anxiety also demonstrated lower EI and more negatively perceived and regulated their emotions. Moreover, an ego-oriented climate was associated with higher levels of anxiety, while a task-oriented climate was related to lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of EI. No relationship was identified between the emotional aspects of young footballers and holding a motivational orientation toward an ego climate. Conclusions: Football players who more greatly perceived a task-oriented climate had higher EI and usually reported lower levels of anxiety related to sport performance. It is therefore important to promote intrinsic motivations and develop the capacity of footballers to regulate their own emotions.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/2/34anxietyemotional intelligencemotivational climatefootball |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Castro-Sánchez Félix Zurita-Ortega José Luis Ubago-Jiménez Gabriel González-Valero Eduardo García-Mármol Ramón Chacón-Cuberos Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players Sports anxiety emotional intelligence motivational climate football |
| title | Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players |
| title_full | Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players |
| title_short | Relationships between Anxiety, Emotional Intelligence, and Motivational Climate among Adolescent Football Players |
| title_sort | relationships between anxiety emotional intelligence and motivational climate among adolescent football players |
| topic | anxiety emotional intelligence motivational climate football |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/2/34 |
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