International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 11(3), pp. 540 - 547
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110305
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Emotional Intelligence: A Review of Student-Athletes at Physical Education Program

Dian Pujianto ¹, Yahya Eko Nopiyanto ^1,*, Bayu Insanistyo ¹, Yarmani ¹, Syafrial ¹, Tono Sugihartono ¹, Ibrahim ^2
1 Department of Physical Education, University of Bengkulu, Bengkulu, 38371, Sumatera, Indonesia
² Faculty of Sport Science, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

The student-athletes of the physical education study program at Bengkulu University felt great emotional pressure. They were burdened with competing when they faced the opponent athletes from certain big campuses that had great achievements in sports. This feeling makes them feel afraid of losing the match. As athletes, the students must be able to overcome the emotional stress. So, they must have emotional intelligence. Moreover, the emotional intelligence of athletes in the physical education study program at the University of Bengkulu is needed to be researched. So, the purposes of this study are: 1) to determine the level of emotional intelligence of athletes in the physical education study program at the University of Bengkulu, and 2) to differentiate the emotional intelligence of athletes based on the sports where they participate in. To achieve the research objectives, a quantitative descriptive research method was used. A total of 109 student-athletes in the physical education study program at Bengkulu University were included in this study. The athletes are from 16 branches of sport athletics, weight lifting, wrestling, football, badminton, gymnastics, karate, basketball, volleyball, futsal, tae kwon do, Takraw, swimming, Pencak silat, table tennis, and hockey. The instrument was an Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment questionnaire with a Likert scale. The data was analyzed by using one-way ANOVA. The results of the study show that: 1) the level of emotional intelligence of student-athletes is in the high category. Student-athletes from wrestling had the highest level of emotional intelligence. Student-athletes in badminton, Tae Kwon Do, Takraw, swimming, and hockey had moderate levels. 2) There is no difference in the emotional intelligence of athletes based on the sports they participate in. The results of this study contribute to coaches determining the level of emotional intelligence of their athletes.

KEYWORDS
Emotional, Intelligence, Student-Athletes

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Dian Pujianto , Yahya Eko Nopiyanto , Bayu Insanistyo , Yarmani , Syafrial , Tono Sugihartono , Ibrahim , "Emotional Intelligence: A Review of Student-Athletes at Physical Education Program," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 540 - 547, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110305.

(b). APA Format:
Dian Pujianto , Yahya Eko Nopiyanto , Bayu Insanistyo , Yarmani , Syafrial , Tono Sugihartono , Ibrahim (2023). Emotional Intelligence: A Review of Student-Athletes at Physical Education Program. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(3), 540 - 547. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110305.