Rе-examining the Relationship between Socioemotional Learning and Positive Youth Development: Systematic Review

Abstract

Positive youth development and socioemotional learning stand out as the most systematic and comprehensive approaches to well-being of children and adolescents. The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between the socioemotional learning and positive youth development. Based at the systematization of scientific studies in the form of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the positive youth development interventions, theoretical and practical considerations are given. The scientific results published in the last five years in English are included as well. Online data bases searched include: Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Web of Science (WOS), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) and Scopus. The research results show that the most effective positive youth development interventions are incorporated into curriculum, based at socioemotional learning, applied by the teachers.

Keywords

• positive youth development
• socioemotional learning
• well-being
• students