Digital Interventions for Emotion Regulation in Children and Early Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Difficulties in emotion regulation are common in adolescence and are associated with poor social and mental health outcomes. However, psychological therapies that promote adaptive emotion regulation may be inaccessible and unattractive to youth. Digital interventions may help address this need.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize evidence on the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of emotion regulation digital interventions in children and early adolescents aged 8 to 14 years.

Methods

Systematic searches of Web of Science, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Education Resources Information Centre, ACM Digital Library, and IEEE Xplore up to July 2020 identified 39 studies, of which 11 (28%) were included in the meta-an

SUBMITTER: Reynard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440412 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature