Eine Studie über College-Studenten in China ergab, dass Schüler, deren Eltern, Mutter und Vater, ihnen wärmer waren, tendenziell bessere sozio-emotionale Fähigkeiten haben | Sie berichteten auch über besseres soziales und psychisches Wohlbefinden.

From the article: A study of college students in China found that students whose parents, both mother and father, were warmer towards them tended to have better socio-emotional skills. They also reported better social and psychological well-being. The research was [published](https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2025.2502728) in the Journal of Psychology.

Socio-emotional skills are abilities that help people understand and manage their own emotions, build healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions. They include self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, communication, and cooperation. These skills are important because they support mental health, academic success, and positive social interactions throughout life.

Children with strong socio-emotional skills are better at coping with stress, resolving conflicts, and working effectively with peers. In adulthood, these abilities contribute to teamwork, leadership, and resilience in the workplace and personal life. Socio-emotional skills also reduce the risk of behavioral problems, anxiety, and depression by fostering emotional balance and supportive networks.

Their development begins in early childhood through family interactions, play, and early education. Schools that integrate socio-emotional learning (SEL) help students practice empathy, cooperation, and responsible decision-making in structured ways. Positive role models and secure attachments further strengthen these skills. Cultural and community contexts shape how socio-emotional skills are expressed and valued. Like cognitive abilities, they can be trained and improved at any age through practice and feedback.

Study author Xiaotian Zhang and his colleagues wanted to explore the links between parental warmth and the development of socio-emotional skills. They hypothesized that parental warmth fosters children’s social and psychological well-being, which in turn allows them to develop better socio-emotional skills.

Study participants were first- and second-year college students from three public universities in mainland China. Their average age was 19 to 20 years. As the data were collected on two occasions, 832 students completed the questionnaires on the first occasion, but only 362 of them completed them on the second, making 362 the number of participants included in the analyses.

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I’m almost 32, parent to a 6 year old, and trying my best to teach them emotional intelligence and self-regulation. It starts with us.