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[...] To what extent do emotional skills and stress management in the school environment promote the psychosocial skills of students? The Importance of Emotional Skills and Stress Management in the School Environment, From primary to college, it continues to grow in current educational concerns. In fact, these skills, which encompass emotion recognition, expression, and regulation, as well as the ability to manage stress, are essential for student well-being, particularly as they play a crucial role in promoting mental health. As a result, thinking about the tools needed by students to better manage their emotions and difficulties is a central axis of reflection in school environments. [...]
[...] The courses cover topics such as resilience, stress management, and conflict resolution. The results showed a significant decrease in disruptive behaviors and an improvement in the school climate, illustrating the transformative potential of such interventions. This example leads us to broaden our reflection on psychosocial skills, defined by the World Health Organization as the ability to respond effectively to the demands and challenges of everyday life. To frame the various interventions in the school environment, the 2022 framework of Santé Publique France proposes guidelines that aim to be clear and precise. [...]
[...] This would then allow for reflection on better training teachers and school staff on psychosocial skills and stress management techniques is essential. The implementation of programs must include integrated pedagogical activities in the curriculum, practical workshops and discussion spaces. Finally, continuous evaluation and adaptation of interventions ensure their effectiveness and relevance.7. However, to ensure the success of such programs, it is essential that school administrators, ongoing teacher training, active student participation, and parental support form a unified whole and collaborate for greater effectiveness. [...]
[...] Psychosocial skills in favor of better stress management in the school environment: link between psychosocial skills and the mental health of students School stress is a physiological and psychological attitude to the demands and pressures of school. This stress can be triggered by many factors (workload, academic and/or parental expectations, relationships with peers and teachers . This stress can then lead to anxiety, depression, concentration difficulties, sleep problems, decreased academic performance, and even school abandonment. That's why the development of psychosocial skills will impact mental health, as these skills enable students to better manage school stress by learning to better regulate their emotions, perspectives, learning to communicate effectively, etc. [...]
[...] The development of psychosocial skills has a profound impact on students, whether at primary or secondary school, or even later, as it promotes the reinforcement of resilience.3, reducing risky behaviors, improving academic performance, and promoting a positive school climate. Students in the school environment are therefore the first concerned by the need to develop this type of skill because they are at an age where they are going through crucial phases of cognitive, emotional, and social development. Several theoretical models address the question of the development of psychosocial skills4. [...]
