ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STYLES OF COPING WITH STRESS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN VOLLEYBALL COACHES
Keywords:
Emotional intelligence, sport, coach, coping with stress.Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyse the levels of emotional intelligence and coping with stress in volleyball coaches in terms of different variables. 78 volleyball coaches from second league volleyball teams Turkish volleyball federation in 2015-2016 season participated in the study. According to the results of the study, a significant association was found between emotional intelligence and coping with stress dimensions. The coping with stress dimension most frequently preferred by volleyball coaches was found to be “self-confident approach”. Statistically significant difference was found in the dimension of coping with stress in terms of the variables of marital status, educational status and professional experience. No significant difference was found in the dimensions of coping with stress in terms of the variable of age. As a result of the analysis made in terms of the variables of emotional intelligence scale and demographic variables, significant difference was found in terms of the variables of professional experience and coach status; while no significant difference was found between the variables of age, educational status and marital status.
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