Authors : Naser Tavrah, Farogh Ahmad Nejad and Osman Alipour
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to effect of emotional intelligence on mental toughness among the student athletes. The method of this research is descriptive-correlative and it was performed under field methods. The population includes 1500 individuals among whom 306 female and male student athletes were selected as the sample through Morgan’s table and stratified random sampling methods. For the purpose of data collection, the Goleman’s emotional intelligence questionnaire, the Ahwaz questionnaire of Psychological Toughness were used. The validity of these questionnaires was approved by experienced scholars and also their validities were approved through the application of Cronbach’s alpha Method and the calculated values were respectively 0.82, 0.77. In addition to descriptive statistic indexes, the tests of Kolmogorov-Smirnoff, Pearson’s correlation and linear regression were employed.
Naser Tavrah, Farogh Ahmad Nejad and Osman Alipour, 2016. Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Mental Toughness among the Student Athletes (A Case Study: Students from Islamic Azad University of Karaj). International Business Management, 10: 1203-1206.