SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS BASED ON MINDFULNESS, WORK STRESS AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES: A STUDY WITH TEACHERS

Abstract

Socioemotional skills have attracted the attention of researchers due to their explanatory power over several variables related to mental health. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the predictive power of mindfulness-based socioemotional skills on stress in teachers. The data collection was carried out with a sample of 203 participants. Two instruments were used for data collection. The first was a mindfulness-based socioemotional skills scale and the second was a work-stress scale. The results showed that some socioemotional skills factors were able to predict the social support and demand dimensions of the work stress instrument. In addition, some significant differences in skill scores were identified for the variables gender and age. It is concluded that mindfulness-based socioemotional skills are predictors of work stress.