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However, evidence of the acceptability and feasibility of these interventions has yet to be synthesised.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425108880_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify existing evidence on the benefits, acceptability and feasibility of self-directed digital interventions that target emotion regulation in adolescents (aged 11–18 years).</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425108880_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-guided systematic review was conducted to identify studies published from 1 January 2010 to 13 November 2024 investigating self-directed digital emotion regulation interventions for adolescents. A total of ten electronic databases were searched (e.g. PsycInfo). Data on the effects, and perceived acceptability, of the interventions were extracted, with results narratively synthesised. Methodological quality was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment tool.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425108880_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Six out of 9049 studies met the eligibility criteria and included preliminary evidence on self-directed digital interventions that target emotion regulation, in a pooled sample of 1271 adolescents. All interventions identified were brief (most &lt;1 month) and included different components to target emotion regulation (e.g. mindfulness, mood monitoring). Most interventions demonstrated benefits for emotion regulation and were acceptable for use by an adolescent population.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472425108880_as5\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although the evidence base was small, the included studies demonstrate preliminary evidence of the benefits and acceptability of self-directed, digital interventions for emotion regulation in adolescents. Future research should focus on approaches beyond mindfulness, including components to target the related skills required to access emotion regulation strategies (e.g. emotional awareness) and use them flexibly.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>","journal":"BJPsych Open","year":2025,"id":651092,"datarank":0.20794415416798362,"base_score":1.3862943611198906,"endowment":1.3862943611198906,"self_citation_contribution":0.20794415416798362,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.20794415416798362,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":3,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":null,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":null,"fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":776463,"name":"Erin Lawrence","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1697928,"name":"Enxhi Sharxhi","orcid":null,"position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1697929,"name":"Bonamy Oliver","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1697931,"name":"Ben Wright","orcid":"0000-0003-0551-3473","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1697934,"name":"Georgina Hosang","orcid":"0000-0002-4683-3636","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1697927,"name":"Abigail Thomson","orcid":"0000-0001-5322-8488","position":0,"is_corresponding":false}],"reference_count":0,"raw_metadata":{"has_enrichment":true,"resolved":true,"title":"Self-directed digital interventions for the improvement of emotion regulation – acceptability and feasibility for adolescents: systematic review","abstract":"<jats:sec id=\"S2056472425108880_as1\">\n                    <jats:title>Background</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In-person, therapist-supported interventions targeting emotion regulation have been shown to improve the mental health of adolescents. Increasingly, self-directed digital interventions (e.g. mobile apps) are being developed as a cost-effective, scalable solution to widen access to support. 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