Socio-affectivity in Distance Education
This article aims to analyze socio-affectivity in Distance Education (DE). In DE, affection and social exchanges may not occur spontaneously. In this modality, the space for interaction between students is usually restricted to the chosen platform. In this context, the ways of interacting are modified, influencing the relationships and intellectual exchanges that will occur between the subjects. Thus, given the importance of affection and social interaction, considering the influence of these two aspects in the daily classroom routine is relevant in any school context. However, in DE, these elements are often neglected. The methodology adopted was the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) that used seven databases from 2015 to 2023. In an initial search, no work was found that addressed socio-affectivity in DE, so it was necessary to conduct two SLRs, one for social interactions and another for moods. Therefore, 5,215 articles were found, of which only 21 met the exclusion and inclusion criteria. From this, it was possible to identify a lack of research addressing the topic. The conceptualization of social interactions in the literature is still unclear, and initiatives focused on this area have a vast field of research. Regarding affection, the topic has been growing in the last three years, but publications addressing animation, discouragement, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction have an area of research to be explored.
Index Terms- Distance Education, moods, social interactions, Systematic Literature Review.
