Keterkaitan Kecerdasan Emosional dan Soft Skills Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Jasmani: Analisis Literatur 2020–2025: The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Students' Soft Skills in Physical Education: A Literature Analysis 2020–2025

Gregorius Andrea Mustikaningrat, Gregorius Andrea Mustikaningrat
Augustina Sulastri, Augustina Sulastri

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains dan Komputer
Vol. 6 No. 01 (2026): Artikel Riset, February 2026

This study aims to analyse the relationship between emotional intelligence and the development of students' soft skills in the context of physical education. The study's background is the growing need to master non-technical skills such as cooperation, empathy, and emotional regulation in the modern world of education. Physical activity is considered to have great potential in stimulating these abilities through social interactions and competitive situations that require self-control. This study used the Systematic Literature Review method to examine six national and international articles published between 2020 and 2025, sourced from Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, DOAJ, and SINTA databases. The analysis was conducted using Goleman's theoretical framework of emotional intelligence, which includes five main dimensions: self-awareness, self-control, motivation, empathy, and social skills. The study's results indicate that emotional intelligence positively affects students' soft skills development, particularly in communication, discipline, cooperation, and social empathy. Physical activity has been shown to increase self-confidence, reduce anxiety, and strengthen students' mental toughness and commitment to goals. Conceptually, this research confirms that physical education serves as a strategic medium for character education grounded in emotional intelligence, while also providing direction for curriculum development that balances the cognitive, affective, and social aspects of students in the 21st-century educational era.