The role of optimism in the emotion regulation of athletes with disabilities

Jannah, Miftakhul, Widohardhono, Rachman, Makiko, Noraya Rahma, Sholichah, Ima Fitri and Hidayah, Rifa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-9669 (2023) The role of optimism in the emotion regulation of athletes with disabilities. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11 (3). pp. 527-532. ISSN 2381-4403

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Abstract

Athletes with disabilities require emotional regulation in their performances. Optimism is thought to play a role in emotional regulation. This study aims to determine the contribution of optimism to the emotional regulation of athletes with disabilities. This correlational quantitative study was conducted involving 69 athletes with disabilities in Surabaya, Indonesia. Participants aged 14–57 (mean 29.9; SD 12.04) were grouped into categories of physical disability, intellectual disability, and sensory disability. The instruments used in this study were the optimistic scale and the Indonesian Emotion Regulation Questionnaires for Sport. Jeffreys's Amazing Statistics Program software was used to analyze the data using linear regression. The results showed that there was an optimistic contribution of 68.1% to emotional regulation in athletes with disabilities. Through optimism, athletes with disabilities are able to have positive responses, so emotional regulation is good. This affects the sports performance of athletes with disabilities. The implication of this research is to provide assistance so that athletes with disabilities have high optimism, good emotional regulation, and optimal sports performance.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	emotion regulation; athletes with disabilities; optimism
Subjects:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170103 Educational Psychology 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Rifa Hidayah
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2023 15:30

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