Research on Educational Sport

Designing a Correlation Model for Emotional Intelligence, Physical-Social Anxiety and Life Satisfaction among the Students of Physical Education

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mohammad Reza Esmaeilzadeh Ghandehari 1
Mozhgan Piri 2
Ahmad Mahmoudi 3

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Iran

3 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Allameh Tabataba'i University

https://doi.org/10.22089/res.2017.3418.1229
Abstract
The aim of present study was to determine communicative model of emotional intelligence, physical-social anxiety and life satisfaction among physical education students in Technical and Vocational University of Al-Zahra of Mashhad. According to the research objectives, the sampling way was total- computation and all the research population were selected as sample-270 students of Technical and Vocational University of Al-Zahra of Mashhad. The data gathered through emotional intelligence scale (Schutte et al. 1998), physical-social anxiety inventory (Hart et al. 1989) and satisfaction with life scale (Deiner et al. 1985). Then, structural equation model used to consider cause and effect relationship between variables. The results showed that emotional intelligence imposed positive and significant effect on life satisfaction. Also, emotional intelligence imposed negative effects on psychical-social anxiety and psychical-social anxiety made negative effect on life satisfaction. Finally, it is claimed that emotional intelligence had positive and significant effect on life satisfaction through physical-social anxiety. In general, it seems that university life involves numerous complex anxieties and the ability to deal with these anxieties through acquiring emotional capabilities lead to physical, emotional, and mental health of students promotion.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence
Physical-Social Anxiety
Life Satisfaction
Structural Equations

Subjects

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Research on Educational Sport
Volume 6, Issue 14
Spring & Summer 2018
June 2018
Pages 131-152

  • Receive Date 08 December 2016
  • Revise Date 09 May 2017
  • Accept Date 16 May 2017

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