TITLE:
Control Yourself: Physical Education Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence Has a Minor Role in Pupils’ Need Satisfaction
AUTHORS:
Matthew Watson, Jens Kleinert
KEYWORDS:
Emotional Intelligence, Physical Education, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Autonomy Support
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.7 No.3,
July
13,
2017
ABSTRACT: Purpose: There is a lack of empirical evidence concerning emotional intelligence(EI) in physical
education (PE) teachers. From a basic needs theoryperspective (Ryan & Deci, 2000), this study aimed to examine the role of PE teachers’ EI in perceiving
and supporting pupils’ need satisfaction. Method: Within
this cross-sectional study, 319 pupils from 14 PE classes were
eachadministered a Contextual Basic Need Satisfaction questionnaire for
PE(CBANS) and Sport Climate Questionnaire. Correspondingly,PE teacherswere administered a
Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire—Short Form and CBANS from
theirpupils’ perspective. Results: Analyses
revealed that PE teachers’ EI self-control significantly positively predicted
the accuracy of their perceptions of pupils’ relatedness satisfaction. No other
significant relationships emerged. Discussion/Conclusion: These
findings repudiate a directrole of PE teachers’ EI in supporting pupils’
motivation. However, the control of one’s own emotion appears to be important
for teachers to perceive need satisfaction in pupils.