the relationship between emotional intelligence and communication skills with burnout in table tennis coaches

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship betweenemotional intelligence and communication skills with burnout in iranianinternational table tennis coaches. the statistical sample included thosecoaches holding degrees in international table tennis coaching in iran(n=150). the data were collected using three questionnaires named sybryashrink emotional intelligence (1986), barton j. communication skills(1990) and maslach burnout (1996). the results showed a significantnegative relationship between emotional intelligence and the prevalence ofburnout in male and female coaches. a significant negative correlation wasobserved between communication skills and the intensity of burnout infemale coaches. between emotional intelligence and communication skills,the best predictor for burnout was emotional intelligence. so, it is suggestedthat special training coaching courses should be held to promotecommunication skills level and emotional intelligence in the coaches so thatthey can be less exposed to burnout.