Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review

In an educational context increasingly affected by psychosocial challenges, emotional competencies are recognized as essential for student well-being, social interaction, and holistic development. These include abilities such as recognizing, expressing, and regulating emotions and empathy, which are...

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Main Authors: Susana Araya Navarro, Mabel Urrutia, Yasna Chávez-Castillo, Isidora Zañartu, Rafael Zapata-Lamana
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Published: University of Bologna 2025-08-01
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description In an educational context increasingly affected by psychosocial challenges, emotional competencies are recognized as essential for student well-being, social interaction, and holistic development. These include abilities such as recognizing, expressing, and regulating emotions and empathy, which are key elements for building healthy relationships and managing conflict. Despite their importance, low emotional competencies have been reported in secondary students. This scoping review examines the impact of emotional education programs on secondary students. The PRISMA Scoping method was used with the Web Of Science, Scopus, and Scielo databases. Out of 23 studies identified, five met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicate significant improvements in emotional awareness and regulation, interpersonal skills, and emotional understanding following school-based interventions. While results support the effectiveness of these programs, methodological limitations and limited systematization in Ibero-American contexts were observed, underscoring the need for more culturally grounded and pedagogically informed approaches to emotional education in secondary education settings.
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spelling doaj-art-994c3efbc6fc4141af6607d3d14653ea2025-08-20T03:47:02ZengUniversity of BolognaEncyclopaideia1825-86702025-08-01297211610.60923/issn.1825-8670/2175320135Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping reviewSusana Araya Navarro0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3378-9973Mabel Urrutia1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-1383Yasna Chávez-Castillo2https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3378-9973Isidora Zañartu3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-508XRafael Zapata-Lamana4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4729-1680Facultad de Educación, Universidad de ConcepciónFacultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, ConcepciónFacultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de ConcepciónFacultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de ConcepciónEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles; Escuela de Educación, Campus Los Ángeles, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción; Centro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, ConcepciónIn an educational context increasingly affected by psychosocial challenges, emotional competencies are recognized as essential for student well-being, social interaction, and holistic development. These include abilities such as recognizing, expressing, and regulating emotions and empathy, which are key elements for building healthy relationships and managing conflict. Despite their importance, low emotional competencies have been reported in secondary students. This scoping review examines the impact of emotional education programs on secondary students. The PRISMA Scoping method was used with the Web Of Science, Scopus, and Scielo databases. Out of 23 studies identified, five met the inclusion criteria. Findings indicate significant improvements in emotional awareness and regulation, interpersonal skills, and emotional understanding following school-based interventions. While results support the effectiveness of these programs, methodological limitations and limited systematization in Ibero-American contexts were observed, underscoring the need for more culturally grounded and pedagogically informed approaches to emotional education in secondary education settings.https://encp.unibo.it/article/view/21753emotional educationsecondary educationsocial-emotional learningemotional competencesscoping review
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Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review
Encyclopaideia
emotional education
secondary education
social-emotional learning
emotional competences
scoping review
title Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review
title_full Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review
title_fullStr Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review
title_short Impact of Emotional Education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students: A scoping review
title_sort impact of emotional education programs in the development of emotional competence in secondary students a scoping review
topic emotional education
secondary education
social-emotional learning
emotional competences
scoping review
url https://encp.unibo.it/article/view/21753
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