Author(s): Aidan Kim

Abstract:
This research addresses the challenge of high-school student-athletes in balancing academic commitments with sports involvement. It investigates the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on student-athletes' ability to manage schoolwork. Through literature review and empirical investigation, the study examines if emotional intelligence directly influences the balance between academic and athletic responsibilities. Using structural equation modeling, the research shows that a student-athlete's emotional intelligence directly affects his/her balancing the schoolwork with sports and his/her time management skills. However, a student-athlete's time management skills do not impact his/her balancing schoolwork with sports. This research contributes to the theory of emotional intelligence as well as physical education in secondary school. The study extended the role of emotional intelligence to balancing student-athlete's schoolwork with sports activities. In the domain of physical education, the study proposes a method of improving student-athletes' ability to balance their schoolwork with sports activities, thereby reducing the drop-out rate of their sports in their high school years.

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