Abstract:
The article presents the results of the search for an answer to the questions: how may the concept of emotional competence be defined?, which of its components are more important?,
how are these skills grouped? The first part describes origin, various depictions of the concept of emotional competence and includes author’s own suggestions and its origin. The second part shows the differences in perception of emotional competence between psychologists and students. The final part contains a proposal of new understanding of emotional competence. Factor analysis of the rating data showed that l5 skills could be reduced to five factors.
