2022
Sadka, Ofir, Antle, Alissa
Interactive Technologies for Emotion Regulation Training: A Scoping Review Journal Article
In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 168, pp. 102906, 2022, ISSN: 1071-5819.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Design considerations, emotion regulation training, interactive technology, Scoping review
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title = {Interactive Technologies for Emotion Regulation Training: A Scoping Review},
author = {Ofir Sadka and Alissa Antle},
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abstract = {Emotion regulation is foundational to mental health and well-being. In the last decade there has been an increasing focus on the use of interactive technologies to support emotion regulation training in a variety of contexts. However, research has been done in diverse fields and no cohesive framework exists that explicates what features of such systems are important to consider, and what remains unknown which should be explored in future research. To address this gap, this paper presents the findings of a scoping review of 65 peer-reviewed papers. Through qualitative and frequency analysis we have analyzed the quality of published research, categorized the technologies that were used, reviewed their theoretical foundations, identified the opportunities that appear to provide unique benefits, and raised the challenges that require further exploration. Based on the findings we outline sensitizing concepts and considerations that researchers and designers may find useful for future designs and research. Where there are gaps in research, we propose gateways into non-HCI disciplines that may inform the design of future technologies and research designs for emotion regulation training.},
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Emotion regulation is foundational to mental health and well-being. In the last decade there has been an increasing focus on the use of interactive technologies to support emotion regulation training in a variety of contexts. However, research has been done in diverse fields and no cohesive framework exists that explicates what features of such systems are important to consider, and what remains unknown which should be explored in future research. To address this gap, this paper presents the findings of a scoping review of 65 peer-reviewed papers. Through qualitative and frequency analysis we have analyzed the quality of published research, categorized the technologies that were used, reviewed their theoretical foundations, identified the opportunities that appear to provide unique benefits, and raised the challenges that require further exploration. Based on the findings we outline sensitizing concepts and considerations that researchers and designers may find useful for future designs and research. Where there are gaps in research, we propose gateways into non-HCI disciplines that may inform the design of future technologies and research designs for emotion regulation training.
2020
Sadka, Ofir, Antle, Alissa
Interactive Technologies for Emotion-Regulation Training: Opportunities and Challenges Proceedings Article
In: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1–12, Association for Computing Machinery, Honolulu, HI, USA, 2020, ISBN: 9781450368193.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: descriptive literature review, emotion regulation training, interactive technology
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abstract = {Emotion regulation (ER) is foundational to mental health and well-being. In the last ten years, there has been an increasing focus on this use of interactive technologies to support ER training in a variety of contexts. However, work has been done by researchers from diverse fields, and no cohesive research agenda exists that explicates how and why interactive technologies may benefit ER training. To address this gap, this paper presents the initial results of a descriptive review of 38 peer-reviewed papers on this topic. Qualitative analysis revealed four opportunity themes where interactive technologies appear to provide unique benefits. The analysis also revealed three challenge themes where design guidance, particularly around emotion representation, is ambiguous or underspecified. Based on our findings, we propose future research in these thematic areas; we also propose intersectional themes and underexplored areas that researchers and designers may find productive to explore.},
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Emotion regulation (ER) is foundational to mental health and well-being. In the last ten years, there has been an increasing focus on this use of interactive technologies to support ER training in a variety of contexts. However, work has been done by researchers from diverse fields, and no cohesive research agenda exists that explicates how and why interactive technologies may benefit ER training. To address this gap, this paper presents the initial results of a descriptive review of 38 peer-reviewed papers on this topic. Qualitative analysis revealed four opportunity themes where interactive technologies appear to provide unique benefits. The analysis also revealed three challenge themes where design guidance, particularly around emotion representation, is ambiguous or underspecified. Based on our findings, we propose future research in these thematic areas; we also propose intersectional themes and underexplored areas that researchers and designers may find productive to explore.