Stating the issue of studying cross-cultural features of the relationship between social intelligence and coping strategies

The article presents the rationale for the study of social intelligence and coping strategies, as well as ethno-cultural features of the relationship of these socio-psychological phenomena. It describes social intelligence and coping behaviour as factors of socio-psychological adaptation and self-regulation of the individual through the analysis of their functions aimed at reducing the adverse impact of negative emotions, stressful conditions and difficult life situations. The influence of social intelligence and coping behavior on interpersonal interaction is indicated. The paper emphasizes the impact of social environment, including the ethnic community, within which the socialization of the individual takes place, on the development of social intelligence. An analysis of a number of studies devoted to revealing the relationship between social intelligence and coping strategies, as well as a comparative analysis of stress coping behaviors in combination with different levels of social intelligence development, is presented.