ERIC Number: EJ976534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 33
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The Role of Knowledge and Skills for Managing Emotions in Adaptation to School: Social Behavior and Misconduct in the Classroom
Lopes, Paulo N.; Mestre, Jose M.; Guil, Rocio; Kremenitzer, Janet Pickard; Salovey, Peter
American Educational Research Journal, v49 n4 p710-742 Aug 2012
Students' ability to evaluate emotionally challenging situations and identify effective strategies for managing emotions in themselves and others was negatively related to poor classroom social behavior across three studies. These studies, involving 463 students from two Spanish high schools and one American university, examined indicators of adaptation to school based on teacher ratings and official school records. Relationships between the ability to manage emotions, measured with a situational judgment test, and indicators of social adaptation to school remained significant or marginally significant after controlling for demographic factors, personality traits, and indicators of cognitive ability. These findings suggest that emotion regulation knowledge and skills that can be taught explain important aspects of socio-emotional adaptation to school over and above other relevant constructs. (Contains 8 notes and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Social Behavior, Student School Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Self Management, Cognitive Ability, Emotional Intelligence, Secondary School Students, Demography, Personality Traits, Vignettes, Situational Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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