University of the Basque Country, Spain

Emotions in children and adolescents: Connection with family and personal adjustment factors

Taking into account the recent studies that support the relevant role of positive emotions in people´s adaptation, the symposium revolves around the connection between emotions, thoughts and behaviours. In the last decades there has been a special emphasis on the relevance of emotions and the need to promote, alongside cognitive development, social and emotional development to encourage people´s full development. Results of the studies presented in the symposium, apart from confirming the relevance of positive emotions for human development, enable to identify relevant variables to design intervention programmes that promote personal and social adjustment.

Senior Lecturer of Psychological Assessment at the University of the Basque Country. She is known for her psychological intervention programs in educational contexts and the development of assessment instruments. As a result of her work, she has received the National Award for Educational Research in 1994 and in 2003 awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science. As an expert in peer violence, she is involved with the media addressing issues such as bullying and violence prevention in the school context.