Socio-emotional skills for peer mediation: a sistematic review
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Keywords
Social skills, emotions, peer mediation, peaceful coexistence, culture of peace
Abstract
The personal qualities of the mediator seem to facilitate the possibility of changing the dynamics of the conflict since it facilitates prosocial forms of solution that contribute to the construction of a culture of peace in the school. The present study aims to identify the theoretical elements that constitute socio-emotional skills for school mediation. A systematic qualitative review supported by the PRISMA protocol was carried out which included 38 academic papers. The analysis allowed identifying the dimensions of the construct, which are skills for: 1) emotional awareness and regulation, 2) understanding and managing conflict, and 3) facilitating communication. The contribution to the theoretical body of the study of the conflict serves as the foundation for the creation of measurement instruments, as well as it helps to form the team of mediators and promote training programs for school mediators focused on strengthening the ability to skillfully address situations of incompatibility of interests.