Emotional Competence as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review

The concept of emotional competence as a positive youth development construct is reviewed in this paper. Differences between emotional intelligence and emotional competence are discussed and an operational definition is adopted. Assessment methods of emotional competence with an emphasis on its quan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lau, Patrick S. Y., Wu, Florence K. Y.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Scientific World Journal 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361327/