M.A. Thesis:

The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Flexibility with the Success of Teenage Girls' Worker Athletes

In sport psychology, it is attempted to create more favorable performance for athletes with psychological texts. Nowadays, sports psychologists are trying to use psychological theories to attain the level of stimulation of athletes to a desirable level. The purpose of this research is to determine The relationship between emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility with the success of teenage karate athletes. Materials and Method: The statistical population includes all male teenage karatemen of all Esfarayne County clubs, which is about 100 people. 80 samples were randomly selected from the Morgan table. The research method was using the standard questionnaire of emotional intelligence in sport (Lan et al., 2009). CFI Flexibility Questionnaire (CFI). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation test at a level less than P <0.05 and regression test was performed using SPSS23. Results: The findings showed that between two variables There is no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and success. Also, there is a positive relationship between the two variables of cognitive flexibility and success. And there is meaningful. Data regression analysis showed that cognitive flexibility is a significant predictor of success, but emotional intelligence can not predict success. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the effectiveness of the role of cognitive flexibility in success.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Cognitive Flexibility, Success