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The Development of Emotional Competence

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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 of eight key emotional skills in relation to processes of self-understanding, socialization, and cognitive growth. 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.
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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