# Socio-emotionalcompetencies in teachers of educational institutions in the department of cordoba, acomparative study between men and women

## TL;DR

This study compares socio-emotional skills between male and female teachers in Cordoba, finding women score higher in empathy and self-efficacy.

## Contribution

The study provides a comparative analysis of socio-emotional competencies in male and female teachers in a specific region.

## Key findings

- Teachers showed average socio-emotional competencies with the highest scores in optimism.
- Women scored significantly higher than men in empathy and self-efficacy dimensions.
- Most competencies showed no significant gender differences.

## Abstract

According to Bisquerra Alzina (2003),competencies are defined as a set of knowledge, capabilities, skills and attitudes, necessary to understand, express and regulate emotional phenomena appropriately and which are fundamental in the teaching profesion since they are closely related to students´performance and mental health.

compare socio-emotional skills in two groups of participants: female and male

A non-experimental,cross-sectional design was proposed for this study. The scope of this research is descriptive, in the sense,that it seeks to establish measures in regard to specific variables. Sample (100 female and 100 male).

Results revealed that the evaluated teachers show average level of socio-emotional competencies, (Table 1).The highest scores were encountered in relation to the optimism competence. It suggests that teachers have the ability to obtain favorable balances from adverse situations presented in their daily lives.
Table 1:Distribution of socio-emotional competency levels in the professionals evaluatedLOW %
MEDIUM %HIGHT %EMOTIONAL AWARENESS19801SELF EFFICACY32662EMOTIONAL REGULATION17812EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION6859PROSOCIALITY6859ASSERTIVENESS68212OPTIMISM02179EMOTIONAL AUTONOMY25714EMPATHY8857

Distribution of socio-emotional competency levels in the professionals evaluated

Findings showed that there exists a statiscally significative difference (P=0,000) in the empathy and self-efficacy dimensions. Women obtained higher scores in these two abilities in regard to men. (Table 2). No differences were observed in the rest of the competences evaluated.
Table 2:Differences according to men and womenFEMALEMALESELF EFFICACY1,781,61EMPATHY2,021,96

Differences according to men and women

Although teachers´s socio-emotional competences were classified in medium levels, it is necessary to implement an intervention design that allows to streghten those dimensions since they could improve not only the relationships with their students but also teachers´ mental health.

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