Role of socio-economic status and emotional intelligence on sports attainments: A cross-sectional study with women athletes in Kerala, India

Abstract

Worldwide sports are known as bringing people together, regardless, age, gender, race, and social status. The purpose of this study was to investigate how to impact the socio-economic status and emotional intelligence on sports achievements among college-level track and field athletes. The sample of the study consisted of two hundred and eleven (N = 211) female athletes who were selected from the colleges excelling in track and field athletics under the different universities in Kerala, India. In this study, a standardized questionnaire was used for assessing the socio-economic status and emotional intelligence of women track and field athletes. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearson product movement correlation, one-way and two-way ANOVA, and Chi-square test. The result of the study showed that there was a significant difference between the level of achievement in socio-economic status and emotional intelligence and also found to be significantly correlated with emotional intelligence but not in socio-economic status with the accomplishments of the athletes. The study concluded that emotional intelligence and socio-economic status are highest for international athletes.