Halverson, Trevor L
1.63 MB of textual records (PDF)
Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 2004. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes tables. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relative value of previous hockey performance as measured by draft rank, and emotional intelligence for predicting current success of professional hockey players. Two indices of hockey success were used, namely number of NHL games played and number of NHL points. Each served as the criterion variable in a multiple regression analysis. The predictor variables included draft rank and total score on the EQ-I, along with its 5 composite scores and 15 sub-factor scores. The findings indicate that individual draft rank and subfactor measures of emotional intelligence did not predict either index of player success. Ancillary analyses indicated that one measure of EQ-I did indeed predict one measure of hockey performance; specifically, impulse control was negatively related to NHL penalty minutes (r=.32). The findings indicated that although it is the single factor most commonly used to predict hockey success and upon which compensation is based, draft rank, by itself, does not predict hockey success. Non-hockey skills, such as emotional intelligence also did not uniquely contribute to the prediction; however, when considered together, draft rank and five subfactors of the EQ-I, did significantly predict hockey success, as measured by the number of NHL games played, indicating that success is likely based on a consideration of hockey skills and emotional skills.
