The role of trait emotional intelligence in emotion regulation and performance under pressure

Sylvain Laborde; Franziska Lautenbach; Mark S. Allen; Cornelia Herbert; Silvia Achtzehn

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.013

The role of trait emotional intelligence in emotion regulation and performance under pressure

Sylvain Laborde
, Franziska Lautenbach
, Mark S. Allen
, Cornelia Herbert
, Silvia Achtzehn

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Abstract

This study explored the role of trait emotional intelligence (EI) in emotion regulation and performance under pressure.

Twenty-eight tennis players performed two series of 35 serves, separated by a pressure manipulation. Reaction to pressure was assessed using both subjective (self-report emotion questionnaire) and objective (cortisol secretion, tennis serve success) measures.

The pressure manipulation was successful with observed increases in anxiety and decreases in self-confidence and tennis serve performance. Trait EI was found to predict cortisol secretion over state emotion measures. Performance under pressure was predicted by self-confidence and cortisol secretion, but not by trait EI.

These findings provide some preliminary evidence that trait EI and cortisol secretion are important in athlete responses to pressure situations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-47
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	57
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.013
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anxiety
Coping
Emotion
Hormones
Sport
Stress
Tennis
Trait and state

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