THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE PERCEPTION OF LONELINESS IN ADULTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Solitude, understood as a subjective and painful state of perception of isolation, represents a growing public health problem in adult populations. This article, conducted through a narrative bibliographic review, investigates the relationship between socio -emotional intelligence (ISE) and the perception of loneliness in adults. Specific objectives include the review of the concepts and models of socio -emotional intelligence and loneliness, the analysis of studies that correlate these variables and the identification of gaps in the literature. The search for evidence has been performed on databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Psychinfo and Google Scholar. The results indicate that socio -emotional skills, in particular empathy, emotional self -regulation and social skills, act as protective factors against solitude. The ability to recognize and manage their own emotions and those of others allow the establishment of deeper and more significant social connections. Concluding that socio-emotional intelligence is a fundamental construct for the promotion of social resilience and offers subsidies for the development of therapeutic and educational interventions focused on strengthening socio-emotional skills as a strategy to combat loneliness.