“…SEL interventions are based on the promotion of EI competences in school environments. Students who are taught EI skills show greater psychological adjustment, physical and mental health, prosocial behaviors, and academic achievement, as well as fewer aggressive behaviors and classroom conflicts, compared with students who do not receive SEL training (Britton et al, 2014;Castillo, Salguero, Fern andez-Berrocal, & Balluerka, 2013;Catalano, Hawkins, Berglund, Pollard, & Arthur, 2002;Durlak, Domitrovich, Weissberg, & Gullotta, 2015;Durlak et al, 2011;Gottfredson & Wilson, 2003;Nathanson, Rivers, Flynn, & Brackett, 2016;Reyes, Brackett, Rivers, Elbertson, & Salovey, 2012;Ruiz-Aranda et al, 2012). Given the effectiveness of school-based interventions, the school setting represents the ideal place to focus on socio-emotional issues during adolescence.…”