Stress and Social Problem Solving: Another Wonderful Symbiosis

This article is a literature review of stress and social problem solving skills. The authors emphasize the need for a joint consideration of stress and social problem solving. This article integrates some ideas and theoretical concepts from Goleman’s theory of emotional intelligence, as well as Sternberg’s theory of successful intelligence. The article contributes to knowledge regarding the relationship between cognitive (social problem solving) and affective (stress) processes. The information in this article is also useful for teacher education program reform. It should encourage student teacher educators to put an emphasis on certain emotional dimensions such as student teachers’ stress and social problem solving before, during, and after student teaching.