The Effect of Social-Emotional Competence on Children Academic Achievement and Behavioral Development

Abstract

In this paper, we explore the importance of the social-emotional competence on children's growth. To develop children social-emotional competence, an interaction between adults and children is critically needed. Teachers have the responsibility to enhance children's development in many aspects, including social, emotional, cognitive, academic, and behavioral skills. A positive relationship between teachers and young students helps those students to have better school achievement and behavioral skills. We review several studies that show the influence that social and emotional competence has on children's learning outcomes and on their ability to engage in good behaviors. We also provide several strategies that help teachers to build strong and healthy relationships with children. These strategies foster children's academic and behavioral success. We define social and emotional learning in relation to school successes to show that competence in these areas increases students' reading, writing, critical thinking, and vocabulary skills. Emotional regulations can also enhance school achievement, both in the present and in the future. Additionally, we provide strategies that teachers can use to foster positive behavioral skills.

Overview and Insight from the China Research Report on the Global Youth Survey of Social and Emotional Skills by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

“…Durlak et al (2011) conducted a meta-analysis of the results of the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program covering 213 schools and 270,034 students from kindergarten to high school. Using meta-analysis of the results of the program revealed that compared to control students, students who received the intervention of the SEL project had an 11% higher performance (Alzahrani et al, 2019). The authors also note that social and emotional abilities have an impact on children's learning outcomes and their ability to engage in good behavior.…”

Effects of Body-Oriented Interventions on Preschoolers' Social-Emotional Competence: A Systematic Review

“…Emotional competence refers to the adequate understanding, regulation, and expression of emotions, while social competence involves the ability of solving problems and adjusting behaviors in social situations (Denham et al, 2003). Hence, referring to social-emotional competence indicates that emotional competence and social competence work together toward adaptive behavior (Alzahrani et al, 2019).…”

Relation of parenting child abuse based on attachment styles, parenting styles, and parental addictions

“…Childhood traumas resulted from traumatic ACEs in childhood have short-term (physical (Vrolijk-Bosschaart et al, 2019 ) and psychosocial (Allen, 2017 ; Lewis et al, 2016 ; Vrolijk-Bosschaart et al, 2019 ) and long-term (psychiatric disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, isolationism, and latent violence) consequences (Nesi et al, 2018 ; Righy et al, 2019 ; Vrolijk-Bosschaart et al, 2019 ; Haider et al, 2020 ). They have poor academic performance and have difficulty in social relationships (Alzahrani et al, 2019 ; Wang et al, 2019 ). They are distrustful of others and, as a result, suffer from feelings of inferiority, inadequacy, negative self-concept, and failure (Babakhanlou & Beattie, 2019 ).…”