Speaker
Presentation in SpanishJAVIER CEJUDO PRADO
UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA. SPAIN
Dr. Javier Cejudo is an Associate Professor in Developmental and Educational Psychology and Vice Dean of Internships and Studies at the Faculty of Education in Ciudad Real at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). He teaches on the Primary Education Teaching Degree, the University Master’s in Applied Psychology Research, and the Master’s in Secondary and Baccalaureate Education Teaching, Vocational Training and Language Teaching. His academic background includes a degree in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid, a degree in Psychopedagogy, a Master’s in Innovation and Educational Research, and a PhD in Education with an extraordinary doctorate award from UNED.
He has been Principal Investigator of the Jane Austen Evidence-Based and Sustainable Adolescent Emotional Education Programme project, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2020-115624RA-I00). He is currently Principal Investigator of the Dulcinea Emotional Education Programme for Primary Education (PEEDI) project (PID2023-151679OB-I00), also funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
He is a founding member of the Ibero-American Emotional Intelligence Network. His main research line relates to the promotion of emotional intelligence education and socioemotional competencies in educational settings across Early Childhood, Primary, and Secondary Education stages, as well as the evaluation of the effects of these programmes on children and adolescents. Additionally, his research focuses on the design, adaptation, and validation of psychological assessment instruments. Other current research lines focus on teacher training and capacity building in emotional education.
Tools for Assessing Socioemotional Wellbeing in Childhood and Adolescence
The availability of psychometrically sound instruments is an essential condition for the rigorous assessment of socioemotional competencies and psychological processes associated with child and adolescent development. Obtaining valid and reliable evidence makes it possible to improve the quality of scientific research and provide a foundation for the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational interventions aimed at promoting wellbeing, psychosocial adaptation, and the integral development of students.
The primary aim of this symposium is to present various studies focused on the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of instruments designed to assess socioemotional competencies and related variables in children and adolescents. In particular, evidence will be presented on tools targeting constructs of growing relevance for development and education, such as mindfulness, interpersonal emotional management, family functioning, and gratitude.
The contributions included provide evidence relating to the internal structure of the instruments, their reliability, and different sources of validity, following current methodological standards in psychological and educational assessment. Furthermore, the studies have been conducted with samples of children and adolescents from different educational contexts, contributing to expanding the repertoire of tools available for the rigorous assessment of socioemotional variables during these developmental stages.
Together, this symposium aims to highlight the importance of measurement quality in the study of socioemotional competencies, providing instruments with adequate empirical support that facilitate both the advancement of research and the evaluation of programmes and interventions aimed at promoting children’s and adolescents’ personal, social, and emotional development.
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