A Study Of Emotional Intelligence Of Taekwondo Players

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the Emotional Intelligence among State, National and International level of Indian Taekwondo players. Emotional intelligence, which refers to the capacity to identify, comprehend, and regulate both personal emotions and those of others, has gained growing recognition as a key contributor to success in both personal and professional spheres. A total of 90 male Taekwondo players were randomly selected for data collection. The entire data divided in three (3) groups i.e. 30 State, 30 National and 30 International level Taekwondo players. The scale of Emotional Intelligence developed by Hyde, Pethe and Dhar in 2002. It has total 34 items with 1-5 pointer scale and the highest score is 170.  The analysis involved descriptive statistics and One way ANOVA were used to result in SPSS Software, with a significance threshold set at .05. The reliability of questionnaire is 0.88. The results identified ten key factors— Self-Awareness, Empathy, Self-motivation, Emotional stability, Managing relation, Integrity, Self-development, Value orientation, Commitment and altruistic behavior across thirty-four (34) items. The result of the study revealed significant difference among State, National and International level Indian Taekwondo players on Emotional Intelligence. Whereas, International players had a higher-level Emotional Intelligence in Comparison to State and National Taekwondo players.