Generalization of emotion regulation using conditioned reminders on mobile phones.

ABSTRACT: Transdiagnostic behavioral interventions often fail to generalize learning beyond the therapy setting, limiting their effectiveness in daily life. This two-experiment study investigated whether pairing novel auditory stimuli with reductions in emotional arousal can help generalize habituation learning and facilitate emotion regulation across contexts and over time. In Experiment 1, participants who had habituation reminders (HRs; novel auditory stimuli) paired repeatedly with a laboratory exposure task showed reduced self-reported distress during a different stressor task one week later. No differences were found when examining markers of physiological arousal. Experiment 2 tested the generalization of HR training to naturalistic settings using mobile phones. Participants receiving HRs dur

SUBMITTER: McMahon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12860545 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature