Define “emotional competence.” What does the research say about gender differences in emotional competence? How might this be connected to the research on gender differences in emotional expression?
What will be an ideal response?
Being able to perceive, appraise, and express emotions accurately and clearly; to understand, analyze, and use knowledge about emotions to think and make decisions; and to regulate the emotions of oneself and others is known as emotional competence. The research shows that on most of these abilities, women score higher than men do and that gender differences in this area are seen as early as 3½ years old. However, research also shows that when motivated, men can be just as emotionally competent as women. The research on gender difference in emotional expression indicates that women are more emotionally expressive than men. This is connected to emotional competence because if you are frequently emotionally expressive, you are more familiar with various emotional expressions. This familiarity would then help you when appraising others’ emotional expressions, increasing your emotional competence.
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