ABSTRACT

This study's purpose was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and motor competence (MC) in 540 children, adolescents, and young adults. Using the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Scale (SSEIT), participants were divided in three groups of high, average, and low EI. The short form of Bruininks–Oseretsky Test for Motor Proficiency – 2 (BOTMP-2SF) evaluated MC. Within each age and sex group, associations between MC and a) EI as a global construct and b) the four subdomains of EI were overall significant (with p < .01 for 85 out of 90 correlations) and very strong (with 66 correlations > .60). A 3 (EI groups) x 3 (age groups) x 2 (sex) ANOVA on standardized overall MC scores revealed that in all age groups, participants with higher EI outperformed their peers with average and low EI with respect to MC (p < .001). Additionally, boys scored higher on MC tests compared to girls (p < .001). A third-order interaction effect (p < .001) revealed that boys’ superiority in MC generally decreased from childhood to adulthood, especially in the low EI group. The outcomes of this study show a robust relationship between EI and MC from childhood through early adulthood, suggesting a novel MC correlate throughout the lifespan.

摘要

本研究的目的是探讨 540 名儿童、青少年和年轻人的情商 (EI) 和运动能力 (MC) 之间的关系。使用 Schutte 情商自我报告量表 (SSEIT)，参与者被分为高情商、中等情商和低情商三组。Bruininks–Oseretsky 运动能力测试的简短形式 - 2 (BOTMP-2SF) 评估了 MC。在每个年龄和性别组中，MC 与 a) EI 作为全局结构和 b) EI 的四个子域之间的关联总体上显着（90 种相关性中的 85 种 p < .01）并且非常强（66 种相关性 > .60). 标准化整体 MC 分数的 3（EI 组）x 3（年龄组）x 2（性别）方差分析表明，在所有年龄组中，具有较高 EI 的参与者在 MC 方面优于具有平均和低 EI 的同龄人 (p < .001)。此外，与女孩相比，男孩在 MC 测试中得分更高 (p < .001)。三阶交互效应 (p < .001) 显示男孩在 MC 方面的优势从童年到成年普遍下降，尤其是在低 EI 组。这项研究的结果表明，从童年到成年早期，EI 和 MC 之间存在稳固的关系，这表明在整个生命周期中存在一种新型的 MC 相关性。