A Comparative Study: Emotional Intelligence and Adjustment in Team and Individual Athletes

Abstract

Emotionally intelligent athletes can get themselves into the appropriate emotional states for the demands of the situation. It strengthens competitiveness, personal and professional values, self-assessment, teamwork, leadership, empathy, and emotional control. Adjustment in sports has better outcomes: lower rates of depression and loneliness, and higher levels of self-esteem and subjective well-being. This study was conducted to compare/find the level of emotional intelligence and adjustment in a team and individual athletes. The sample consisted of 80 athletes of various sports. Out of 80 athletes: 40 were individual athletes and 40 were team athletes of the age group 18-30. The study concluded that there is no significant difference in the Emotional Intelligence and Adjustment in a team and individual athletes.