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Emotional Intelligence and Psychobiosocial States: Mediating Effects of Intra-Team Communication and Role Ambiguity

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  • Rachele Nateri

    (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
    Department of Physical Education Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece)

  • Claudio Robazza

    (Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy)

  • Asko Tolvanen

    (Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland)

  • Laura Bortoli

    (Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, BIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66013 Chieti, Italy)

  • Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis

    (Department of Physical Education Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece)

  • Montse C. Ruiz

    (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland)

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is an important variable related to the interaction and functioning of sports teams. The present study examined the relationship between players’ trait emotional intelligence and functional and dysfunctional psychobiosocial states. In particular, we examined the mediating effects of intra-team communication efficacy and role ambiguity in this relationship. The participants were 291 (174 men and 117 women) Italian players involved in various team sports (i.e., futsal, soccer, volleyball, handball, and rugby). They completed a multi-section questionnaire assessing the study variables during the early/middle part of their competitive seasons. Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed trait emotional intelligence to positively predict functional psychobiosocial states and negatively predict dysfunctional psychobiosocial states. Effective intra-team communication mediated the relationship between emotional intelligence and functional states, while role ambiguity was a mediator of the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and dysfunctional states. Overall, the results highlight the importance of examining trait emotional intelligence as an antecedent of players’ psychobiosocial states in applied sport contexts both in terms of team functioning and individual optimal sport experience.

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  • Rachele Nateri & Claudio Robazza & Asko Tolvanen & Laura Bortoli & Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis & Montse C. Ruiz, 2020. "Emotional Intelligence and Psychobiosocial States: Mediating Effects of Intra-Team Communication and Role Ambiguity," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:21:p:9019-:d:437303
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    1. Claudio Robazza & Maurizio Bertollo & Montse C Ruiz & Laura Bortoli, 2016. "Measuring Psychobiosocial States in Sport: Initial Validation of a Trait Measure," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(12), pages 1-18, December.
    2. Petrides, K.V., 2010. "Trait Emotional Intelligence Theory," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 3(2), pages 136-139, June.
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