A School-Based Mobile App Intervention for Enhancing Emotion Regulation in Children: Exploratory Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most mental health disorders are first experienced in childhood. The rising rates of mental health difficulties in children highlight the need for innovative approaches to supporting children and preventing these difficulties. School-based digital interventions that address shared risk factors and symptoms, such as emotion dysregulation, present exciting opportunities to enhance mental health support for children on a larger scale.

Objective

This study investigates the use of a new app-based intervention designed to support children's emotion regulation in schools. The aim is to optimize the usability, acceptability, and utility of the app and explore its scope for implementation with the target user in the school context.

Methods

As part of an interdiscipl

SUBMITTER: Moltrecht B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8319776 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature