ERFs Game-based Assessment in AYAs: Validation of Game-based Assessment of Emotion Regulation Abilities

Validation of Game-based Assessment of Emotion Regulation Abilities Using the REThink Life Online Game in a Population of Adolescents and Young Adults

This activity will have the objective of establishing the validity of in-game emotion regulation abilities assessment for adolescents and young adults.

Each level of the REThink LIFE online game dedicated to training a specific ER skill has an assessment task for emotion recognition, stress reactivity, mindfulness and positive attention abilities. The aim of this study will be to investigate the validity of in-game performance measurements or scores as indicators of adolescents and young adults' emotion regulation abilities.

Inclusion Criteria:

• adolescents and young adults with between 10 and 24 years old provided with written parental consent where applicable

Exclusion Criteria:

• intellectual disability or physical limitations precluded the use of the computer program