Intervention in a Small-scale Study of Game Based Cognitive Change Skills

Testing the Modular Intervention in a Small-scale Study of Game Based Cognitive Change ER Skills Coaching with or Without EMI

This activity will have the objectives of preliminary testing user satisfaction, the feasibility of the platform and its preliminary efficacy

Preliminary efficacy will be tested in an emotion-regulation framework. Children included in this study will be allocated to play Level 4 of the REThink game on cognitive change or to no intervention Control condition. Children and adolescents in the intervention group will be distributed afterwards in two groups: with or without ecological momentary intervention (EMI) using the PsyPills app for following-up with the cognitive change ER personalized strategy reminder during a real exam situation. Outcomes considered will be stress reactivity (both subjective and physiological) using EMA before, during and after the test (Colombo et al., 2020), and cognitive change, namely irrational and rational beliefs, and reflective functioning improvements.

Inclusion Criteria:

• children and adolescents between 10 and 16 years old
• provided written parental consent
• able to access mobile/internet applications on their device

Exclusion Criteria:

• Intellectual disability or physical limitations precluded the use of the computer program
• Had a major mental health disorder