Improvements in mindfulness, interoceptive and emotional awareness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal emotion management following completion of an online emotional skills training program.

Ryan Smith, Michelle R. Persich, Anne E. Chuning, Sara Cloonan, Rebecca Woods-Lubert, Jeff Skalamera, Sarah Berryhill, Karen L. Weihs, Richard D. Lane, John J. B. Allen,

Emotion · 2023 · 32 citations · 53 references

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= 94), sustained improvements were observed on several measures in those who completed the training program, while the placebo group instead showed decreased performance. This suggested a potentially protective effect against emotional challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic occurring during this time. These results suggest that this online training program shows promise in improving emotional skills relevant to adaptive social and emotional functioning, and that it might be useful as an intervention within at-risk populations and those with emotional disorders associated with reduced application of these skills. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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