DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENTS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Abstract

The article provides a theoretical and psychological analysis of the specific features of emotional intelligence development in adolescence under the conditions of dynamic socio-cultural transformations. Based on the analysis of leading cognitive, mixed, and trait models of emotional intelligence, its understanding as a complex integral resource that determines the psychological resilience and social effectiveness of the subject is substantiated. The psychological peculiarities of emotional intelligence formation in adolescence are identified through the prism of emotional intellectualization and reflexive self-discovery processes. The role of the investigated construct as a mechanism for social interaction and emotional safety of adolescents in conditions of informational instability and digitalization of the educational space is actualized.

The study carries out an analysis of the World Economic Forum strategic forecasts for the period 2016–2023, which allowed for the identification of a shift in the hierarchy of priority components of the individual’s emotional sphere. It is proved that in the current socio-cultural context, there is a transition from pragmatic tools of interpersonal influence to value-oriented interaction, where the leading role belongs to empathy, active listening, and self-awareness. It is argued that the development of an adolescent's emotional intelligence becomes a fundamental predictor of their resilience and ability to maintain self-integrity in the face of a global "polycrisis". The necessity of purposeful modeling of a developmental environment that would stimulate the transition of the individual to the conscious management of their own emotional potential and ensure successful life-creation in the future professional environment is substantiated.