TITLE:
Emotional Intelligence and Will to Win among Male Hockey Players
AUTHORS:
Baljinder Singh Bal, Sanjeev Mundair, Davinder Singh
KEYWORDS:
Emotional Intelligence, Will to Win, Defenders, Midfielders and Attackers
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: This study examined
the emotional intelligence and will to win level among
male hockey players. To obtain data, the investigators had selected Ninety (N =
90) male Hockey players of 19 to 25 years of
age to act as subjects. They were divided into three groups: (i.e., N1 = 30; Defenders, N2 = 30; Midfielders and N3 = 30
Attackers). The purposive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. All
the subjects, after having been informed about the objective and protocol of
the study, gave their consent and volunteered to participate in this study. To measure the
level of emotional intelligence of the subjects, the emotional intelligence
scale constructed byHyde
et al. (2001)was administered. To measure the level of will to win was measured by applying will to win
questionnaire prepared byKumar
and Shukla (1998). One Way Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA) was employed to compare the different playing positions in
hockey. Where “F” values were found significant, LSD (Least Significant
Difference) post-hoc test was applied to find out the direction and degree of
difference. For testing the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at
0.05. The results revealed significant difference with regard to the
sub-variables self-awareness of emotional intelligence among male hockey
players from different playing positions. However, No significant differences
were found on the sub-variables: Empathy, self-motivation, emotional stability,
managing relations, integrity, self-development, value orientation, commitment and
altruistic behaviour. The results revealed significant difference with regard
to variable
will to win among male hockey players from different playing
positions. The Midfielders players have higher levels of will to win as
compared to their counterpart Defenders and Attackers.