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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Sport Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1477410
This article is part of the Research Topic Physical Culture for Mental Health View all 28 articles

Unveiling the Associations between Conscientiousness and Emotional Intelligence in Paralympic Athletes

Provisionally accepted
Murat Sarıkabak Murat Sarıkabak 1Mert Ayranci Mert Ayranci 2Ilimdar Yalçın Ilimdar Yalçın 3Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir 4*Cristina- Corina Bentea Cristina- Corina Bentea 4
  • 1 Faculty of Sports Sciences, Bartin University, Bartin, Bartin, Türkiye
  • 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, Corum, Corum, Türkiye
  • 3 Faculty of Sports Sciences, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye
  • 4 Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Dunarea de Jos University, Galați, Romania

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    This study investigates the association between conscientiousness and emotional intelligence (EI) in Paralympic athletes. A sample of 274 athletes (190 male, 84 female) was analyzed using the Schutte EI Scale and a Conscientiousness scale from the Big Five Personality Traits. Results indicated a significant positive relationship between EI and conscientiousness, with EI explaining 28% of the variance in conscientiousness (p< 0.05). Specifically, optimism and mood regulation demonstrated a high positive correlation with conscientiousness (r = 0.501), while assessing feelings showed a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.391), and using feelings revealed a low positive correlation (r = 0.120). Gender-based analysis revealed that female athletes scored significantly higher in emotional usage. These findings suggest that promoting EI in Paralympic athletes could enhance conscientiousness, potentially benefiting their resilience and psychological stability. Future research should explore longitudinal designs to examine these associations further.

    Keywords: Sports, Athletes, Paralympic, Emotional Intelligence, conscientiousness

    Received: 07 Aug 2024; Accepted: 12 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sarıkabak, Ayranci, Yalçın, Talaghir and Bentea. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Dunarea de Jos University, Galați, 800008, Romania

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