Moving Beyond Role-Play: Evaluating the Use of Virtual Reality to Teach Emotion Regulation for the Prevention of Adolescent Risk Behavior Within a Randomized Pilot Trial

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Wendy Hadley · Brown University

Christopher Houck · Hasbro Children's Hospital

Larry K. Brown · Brown University

Josh Spitalnick

Mirtha Ferrer · Virtually Better

David Barker · Brown University

Abstract

This study provides preliminary evidence that using virtual reality environments to enhance ER skill building in risk situations was acceptable, feasible to deliver, and positively impacted ER abilities.

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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

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Published in: Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volume 44, Issue 4, pp. 425-435

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsy092

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Moving Beyond Role-Play: Evaluating the Use of Virtual Reality to Teach Emotion Regulation for the Prevention of Adolescent Risk Behavior Within a Randomized Pilot Trial

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