The effect of athletic expertise and trait emotional intelligence on decision-making
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Der Einfluss von sportlichem Können und emotionaler Intelligenz als Trait auf das Entscheidungsverhalten |
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Autor: | Vaughan, Robert Samuel; Laborde, Sylvain Jean Pascal; McConville, Christopher |
Erschienen in: | European journal of sport science |
Veröffentlicht: | 19 (2019), 2, S. 225-233, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1746-1391, 1536-7290 |
DOI: | 10.1080/17461391.2018.1510037 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU202001000494 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The quality of decision and assessment of risk are key determinants of successful sport performance. Athletes differ fundamentally in their decision-making ability according to their athletic expertise level. Moreover, given the influence of emotions on decision-making, it is likely that a trait reflecting emotional functioning, trait emotional intelligence, may also influence decision-making. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate the respective contribution of athletic expertise and trait emotional intelligence to non-athletic decision-making. In total, 269 participants aged between 18 and 26 years with a range of athletic experience i.e. none (n = 71), novice (n = 54), amateur (n = 55), elite (n = 45) and super-elite (n = 44), completed the Emotional Intelligence Scale and the Cambridge Gambling Task. Regression modelling indicated a significant positive relationship of athletic expertise and trait emotional intelligence with the quality of decision-making, and a negative relationship with deliberation time and risk-taking. Cognitive skills transfer may explain the higher decision-making scores associated with higher athletic expertise, while individuals with higher trait emotional intelligence may anticipate better the emotional consequences linked with a gambling task, which may help individuals make better decisions and take less risks.