While emotional competence is important within any job title or career path, it is more noticeable within others.
Not exact matches
Emotionally competent individuals are able to resume focus within a matter of minutes or days,
while an individual who lacks
emotional competence may require days or even years to fully recover after a major disappointment or tragedy.
This rate appears to be reasonable, based on an expectation that 15 % of infants and toddlers would have clinically significant social -
emotional / behavioral problems and / or delays in
competence (Briggs - Gowan et al., 2001; Roberts et al., 1998) and that an additional 15 % would have problems in the at - risk range that,
while meriting follow - up, are unlikely to require clinical referral.
Fourth, family support has a stronger effect than cognitive gain on juvenile delinquency (social -
emotional competence),
while their effect is about equal on high school completion (cognitive
competence).
Strengths in the area of
emotional competence may help children and adolescents cope effectively in particular circumstances,
while also promoting characteristics associated with positive developmental outcomes, including feelings of self - efficacy, prosocial behaviour and supportive relationships with family and peers.
While the headlines may have been surprising to the general public, they were not surprising to early childhood researchers, who have become increasingly concerned about the need to identify effective interventions for promoting very young children's social
emotional competence and addressing challenging behavior.
While the most recent results show a continued decrease in social and
emotional well - being of B.C. children, language and cognitive
competence seem to be improving.