Comparison of Emotional Intelligence and Lifestyle of Elite Athletes of Kermanshah City

The purpose of this research was to compare and prioritize the components of emotional intelligence and lifestyle in elite team and individual athletes in Kermanshah.

The research method is descriptive and comparative. The statistical population of the research was all the elite team and individual athletes of Kermanshah city, and 160 of the elite team and individual athletes answered the questionnaires. The measurement tool was Weisenberg's (1998) emotional intelligence questionnaire and Laali et al.'s (2012) lifestyle questionnaire. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, etc.) and inferential statistics (Klomogorov Smirnov, Friedman test) were used.

The results showed that there was a difference between the emotional intelligence of elite team and individual athletes in Kermanshah. Also, there was a significant difference between the prioritization of lifestyle components and emotional intelligence among individual and team elite athletes.

It can be concluded that the structure of emotional intelligence and lifestyle will have a positive effect on the life and performance of elite athletes in Kermanshah.