Toward Emotional Competences

Francisco Pons, University of Aalborg, Denmark Marie-France Daniel, University of Montréal, Canada Louise Lafortune, University of Québec at Trois-Riviéres, Canada Pierre-André Doudin, University of Lausanne and High School of Pedagogy, Lausanne, Switzerland Ottavia Albanese, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy.

• Introduction: Toward emotional competences -- An Introduction; Emotion understanding as a reflective emotional competence -- Between experiences and symbols; Children's emotion understanding -- Preliminary data from the Italian validation project of Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC); Adolescence and awareness of positive emotions -- a diary study; Guilt as information mechanism in adolescents; Emotions and individual differences -- the cognitive constructive model applied to eating disorders in childhood; A reflection on the relationship between emotions and critical thinking; The development of emotional competency -- Using interactive-reflexive activities as a family assistance program in mathematics; Emotional competency in accompaniment -- Analysis of the manifestations of emotions in a context of change; A study of children's representations of four basic emotions; Training social workers in intercultural realities -- A teaching model to counter unreasoned affectivity and contribute to the development of reflective judgement