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November 10, 2025Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

The Effect of Social–Emotional Learning Programs on Elementary and Middle School Students’ Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Review

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YZYuyang ZhaoBSBiao Sang

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Overview

Meta-analysis shows social-emotional learning programs improve academic achievement in elementary students, suggesting effective interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • Academic achievement improved with social–emotional learning programs across elementary school students and subjects.
  • Subgroup analysis highlighted a positive effect size of 0.08 on overall academic performance in students.
  • Intervention design varied in effectiveness, with quasi-experimental studies outperforming randomized controlled trials.
  • Findings on middle school students remain limited, underscoring a need for more research in this area.

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Zhao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a24c0ce034ddc35721chttps://doi.org/10.3390/bs15111527
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