An overview of Social- Emotional competence in children

Emotional Intelligence and Social-Emotional Learning: An Overview

The term “EI (emotional intelligence)” was first used in 1990 by Salovey and Mayer. EI involves: (1) the ability to perceive accurately, appraise and express emotion; (2) the ability to access and/or generate feelings when they facilitate thought; (3) the ability to understand emotion and emotional knowledge; and (4) the ability to regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth....

Comparing the Effect of Gestalt Play Therapy and Lego Therapy on the Social- Emotional Competence in Deaf Children

Objective: The aim of this research was to compare the effect of comparison of the effect of Gestalt Play Therapy (GPT) and Lego Therapy (LT) on the social- emotional competence in deaf children. Methods: The present research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test design and control group. The sample size consists of 42 deaf children aged 4-6 years who were selected by convenie...

Enhancing social‐emotional well‐being in young children through improving teachers’ social‐emotional competence and curriculum design in Hong Kong

Background It has long been recognised that social competence is an important aspect for human development, particularly for early childhood development, and it has been considered as a construct in developmental theory (Waters and Sroufe 1983). Different views have been put forward on the definition of social competence over the past two decades. These different perspectives range from the inn...

Social Competence in Children with Learning and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Objective: The present study has been carried out to compare the social competence in two groups of students with Autism Disorder (AD) and Learning Disorders (LD). Methods: This research was a kind of descriptive research with 2 comparative groups. 90 learning and Autistic disorder students aged 10 to 13 years (45 LD & 45 AD) were selected randomly as a statistical sample. For the assessment...

The Effectiveness of Emotional-Social Skills Training on Emotional / Social Competence and Psychological Well-Being of Single-Parent Girls

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional-social skills training on emotional/social competence and psychological well-being in single-parent girls. The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the study was all single-parent female high school students in Sarab city in 2019, fro...

Emotional Correlates of Social Competence in Children's Peer Relationships