The comparison of emotional intelligence in athletes and non athletes

Article history: Background: The purpose of this study was the comparison of emotional intelligence in athletes and non athletes. Methods: The methodology in this study was casual- comparative. The populations in this study were all the athletes and non athletes in region 10 in Tehran. The population in this study was made 105 participants (52 athletes and 53 non athletes). The instruments for data collection included demographics questionnaire, Bar-On (2006) emotional intelligence Questionnaire. From non parametric- Mann - whitney U Test was used to the comparison of emotional intelligence in athletes and non athletes. Results: The results show that ranking mean of problem solving and sympathy dimensions in athletes were lower significantly ratio to non athletes, but ranking mean of Realism and responsibility dimensions in athletes were higher significantly ratio to non athletes. But other variables significantly different was not shown between athletes and non athletes. Conclusion: Considering the findings of this study show that apparently Realism and responsibility dimensions in athletes were higher, but to generalize the results more research is needed. Methods: The methodology in this study was casual-comparative. The populations in this study were all the athletes and non athletes in region 10 in Tehran. The population in this study (105 participants) was made of 52 athletes (21 men and 31 women) which were chosen with intentional method (karate-3, Taekwondo-2, swimming=1, bodybuilding and wrestling 2 of each, soccer=10, basketball=5, handball=3), average age of which was 26.69± 6.32 and 53 non athletes, average age of which was 29.84± 9.07. To analyze the data descriptive statistics and central indexes (mean, median, index), dispersion index (standard deviation, maximum, and minimum), percentage, and number were used and charts were used to