Emotional Self-Regulation Study

Emotional intelligence is an important part of academic success—from kindergarten into college—according to a new study. In particular, students who understand and can manage their emotions earn higher grades and do better on standardized tests.  The findings help bolster the growing consensus among researchers that skills such as emotional intelligence are not just important for future workplace success, but also students' academic success in the here and now. The results are also likely to help schools make the case that investing in teaching social-emotional skills will bring a payoff in improved student achievement.
McCann, C. et al. (2019). Emotional intelligence predicts academic performance: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 1-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000219
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul-bul0000219.pdf