The purpose of this study was to disclose the influences of collegian Taekwondo competition sparring players' self-management strategies and sports psychological skills on their match performance ability. To achieve the purpose, the study found a popu...
The purpose of this study was to disclose the influences of collegian Taekwondo competition sparring players' self-management strategies and sports psychological skills on their match performance ability. To achieve the purpose, the study found a population in Taekwondo players in male and female college teams whose organizations were registered at the Korea Taekwondo Association in 2015. The subjects of sampling were selected by using convenience random sampling. For the questionnaire survey of the study, answer papers were collected from a total of 379 players. The questionnaire survey excluded unfaithful answer papers like what same answers were written in items more than 5 or there was no answer in items more than 5. Those unfaithful answer papers written by 37 players were excluded, and a total of 342 players' answer papers were finally analyzed. Statistical program SPSS 18.0 was utilized to analyze data concretely. Frequency analysis, t-test, and one-way ANOVA were applied to analyze data according to sociodemographic characteristics. EFA (exploratory factor analysis) was carried out to analyze inter-item consistency (Cronbach's α), which was the construct validity and reliability of questionnaire. Reliability coefficient was used to grasp the correlation between variables. Multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the influences between variables. Those methodologies and findings led to the following conclusions:
1) The results of analyzing the differences of self-management strategies according to sociodemographic characteristics were summarized as follows:
First, self-management strategies according to gender showed significant differences in body, mental, and interpersonal management.
Second, self-management strategies according to college year showed significant differences in body management.
Third, self-management strategies according to exercise career showed significant differences in body and training management.
Fourth, self-management strategies according to prize-winning career showed significant differences in body, training, and mental management.
2) The results of analyzing the differences of sports psychological skills according to sociodemographic characteristics were summarized as follows:
First, sports psychological skills according to college year showed significant differences in teamwork, goal-setting, and concentration.
Second, sports psychological skills according to exercise career showed significant differences in teamwork, willpower, goal-setting, and self-confidence.
Third, sports psychological skills according to prize-winning career showed significant differences in willpower, goal-setting, and self-confidence.
3) The results of analyzing the differences of match performance ability according to sociodemographic characteristics were summarized as follows:
First, match performance ability according to gender showed significant differences in match performance success and psychological maturity.
Second, match performance ability according to college year showed significant differences in match performance success.
Third, match performance ability according to exercise career showed significant differences in match performance success, match performance maturity, and psychological maturity.
Fourth, match performance ability according to prize-winning career showed significant differences in match performance success and psychological maturity.
4) The influences of collegian Taekwondo competition sparring players' self-management strategies on their sports psychological skills were summarized as follows:
First, body and training management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on teamwork.
Second, body, training, and interpersonal management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on willpower.
Third, body, training, mental, and interpersonal management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on goal-setting.
Fourth, body, training, and interpersonal management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on goal-setting.
Fifth, body management, as the sub-factor of self-management strategies, had significant influences on concentration.
Sixth, mental management, as the sub-factor of self-management strategies, had significant influences on anxiety control.
5) The influences of collegian Taekwondo competition sparring players' self- management strategies on their match performance ability were summarized as follows:
First, body, training, and interpersonal management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on match performance success.
Second, body, training, mental, and interpersonal management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on match performance maturity.
Third, body, training, and mental management, as the sub-factors of self-management strategies, had significant influences on psychological maturity.
6) The influences of collegian Taekwondo competition sparring players' sports psychological skills on their match performance ability were summarized as follows:
First, teamwork, goal-setting, and self-confidence, as the sub-factors of sports psychological skills, had significant influences on match performance success.
Second, teamwork and willpower, as the sub-factors of sports psychological skills, had significant influences on match performance maturity.
Third, teamwork, willpower, and anxiety control as the sub-factors of sports psychological skills, had significant influences on psychological maturity.