Emotional Intelligence in Physical Activity, Sports and Judo: A Global Approach.
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2021
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Emotional intelligence (EI) has been studied in relation to health and physical activity
(PA) or in a sport-specific approach. EI is related to sports performance; however, combat sports
seem to show characteristics of their own that involve better control of emotions than other sports.
This study aimed to analyse whether there are differences in EI dimensions between those who do
not achieve World Health Organization (WHO) PA recommendations, those who meet WHO PA
recommendations, those who meet WHO PA recommendations practising sports, and judokas of
different levels. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample comprised
2938 undergraduate students from Madrid and 487 active Spanish judokas. PA was measured
by the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). EI was assessed by the Trait Meta-Mood
Scale (TMMS-24). Three different one-way ANOVA and ANCOVA (controlling for gender and age)
were conducted to compare the effect of type of group studied on the EI dimensions. Significant
differences in EI dimensions were found between those who do not meet PA recommendations, those
who meet PA recommendations, those who meet PA recommendations practising sports, and judo
athletes of different levels. However, when controlling for gender and age, these differences remained
specifically in emotional attention and in emotional repair. Judo athletes and high-performance judo
athletes showed better EI than the rest of the studied groups.
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Emotional attention, Emotional clarity, Emotional repair