The Effectiveness of Emotional Management Skills Course for Upper Primary School Students

• In Event: International Perspectives of SEL Skills, Belongingness, and Assessment in Primary and Middle Schools

Abstract

This study designed and examined the effects of a teacher-led emotional management skills course among 76 aged 9-11 children. The course comprises 11 sessions structured across four progressive dimensions: emotional recognition, expression, analysis, and regulation. Data were collected before, immediately after, during, and 4 months after the intervention. Results showed that students participating in the intervention demonstrated higher level of emotional management skills, subjective well-being, and significant increases in daily positive emotional state. Results from the potential growth model with distal outcomes indicated that the positive changes in emotional state significantly predicted changes in emotional management skills and subjective well-being. These findings demonstrated that the course is effective as a teacher-led, classroom-based program to enhance children's emotional management skills.

Authors

• Lijun Zhang, East China Normal University

• Jing Zhang, East China Normal University