Validity of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire in sports and its links with performance satisfaction

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 481-490

  Laborde, Sylvain ^a,b   Dosseville, Fabrice ^a   Guillén, Félix ^c   Chávez, Enrique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPE   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Challenge threat; Coping effectiveness; Emotional intelligence; Emotions; Path analysis; Stress appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901474009     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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