The development of emotional competence

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The development of emotional competence

Carolyn Saarni ; foreword by Ross A. Thompson

(The Guilford series on social and emotional development)

Guilford Press, c1999

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-368) and indexes

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Description

Synthesizing the latest research and theory with compelling narratives and case vignettes, this book explores the development of emotional competence in school-age children and young adolescents. Saarni examines the formation of eight key emotional skills in relation to processes of self-understanding, socialization, and cognitive growth. The cultural and gender context of emotional experience is emphasized, and the role of moral disposition and other individual differences is considered. Tracing the connections between emotional competence, interpersonal relationships, and resilience in the face of stress, the book also explores why and what happens when development is delayed.

Table of Contents

Prologue: What Is Emotional Competence? 1. The Inseparability of Emotional and Social Development 2. The Role of the Self in Emotional Competence 3. How We Become Emotionally Competent 4. Skill 1: Awareness of One's Own Emotions 5. Skill 2: The Ability to Discern and Understand Others' Emotions 6. Skill 3: The Ability to Use the Vocabulary of Emotion and Expression 7. Skill 4: Capacity for Empathic Involvement 8. Skill 5: The Ability to Differentiate Internal Subjective Emotional Experience from External Emotional Expression 9. Skill 6: Capacity for Adaptive Coping with Aversive Emotions and Distressing Circumstances 10. Skill 7: Awareness of Emotional Communication within Relationships 11. Skill 8: Capacity for Emotional Self-Efficacy 12. Emotional Incompetence and Dysfunction

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