THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN PREVENTING AND MITIGATING BULLYING BEHAVIORS
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN PREVENTING AND MITIGATING BULLYING BEHAVIORS

Summary/Abstract: The increase in the frequency of bullying behaviors in schools is a constant concern for education officials, politicians, and the civil society. In this context, the current legislation forces educational institutions to pay attention to this phenomenon and to make efforts to prevent and limit its psychological and academic consequences. Studies show that bullying impacts the balanced socio-emotional functioning of all the actors involved (bullies, victims and bystanders) with an increased risk for the development of emotional disorders such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, alcohol and drugs consumption and suicidal ideation. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role that learning and practicing social-emotional skills can have in preventing and intervening in the bullying. In this respect, we made a presentation of the degree of national and international urgency presented by bullying, then, based upon studies; we highlighted the importance of the emotional intelligence (EI) on a personal and interpersonal level, and in order to finally point out the role that this competence can play in the bullying situation.

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