Enhancing emotional awareness and regulation: a case study of the experience of using the Emotongue App

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dc.contributor.authorBruno, Luana
dc.contributor.authorIborra Cuéllar, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-18T10:39:54Z
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dc.date.issued2025-02-04
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the Emotongue app's impact on emotional awareness and regulation of two Spanish educators. Emotongue, grounded in the psychological constructionism of emotions approach (Barrett, 2006), enhances self-awareness and emotional regulation. Participants used the app for a month, responding to emotional prompts five times daily. A content categorical analysis of interviews and app logs revealed improvements in emotional granularity, regulation, and self-awareness, leading to changes in the self and in the way, participants interacted with the world. Emotongue demonstrates its potential as a valuable digital tool for promoting emotional well-being.
dc.description.abstractQuesto studio esamina l'impatto dell'app Emotongue sulla consapevolezza e regolazione emotiva di due educatori spagnoli. Emotongue, basata sull'approccio del costruzionismo psicologico delle emozioni (Barrett, 2006), favorisce l'auto-consapevolezza e la regolazione emotiva. I partecipanti hanno utilizzato l'app per un mese, rispondendo a stimoli emotivi cinque volte al giorno. Un'analisi categoriale del contenuto delle interviste e dei registri dell'app ha rivelato miglioramenti nella granularità emotiva, nella regolazione e nell'auto-consapevolezza, portando a cambiamenti nel sé e nel modo in cui i partecipanti interagivano con il mondo. Emotongue si dimostra un potenziale strumento digitale utile per promuovere il benessere emotivo.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Investigación y Psicología en Educación
dc.description.facultyFac. de Educación
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dc.identifier.citationBruno, L., & Cuéllar, A. I. (2025). Enhancing Emotional Awareness and Regulation: A Case Study of the Experience of Using the Emotongue App. Qwerty, 20(1), 35-60. https://doi.org/10.30557/QW000092
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dc.journal.titleQwerty - Interdisciplinary Journal
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dc.subject.keywordEmotional awareness
dc.subject.keywordEmotional regulation
dc.subject.keywordMobile applications
dc.subject.keywordSelf-awareness
dc.subject.keywordDigital health
dc.subject.keywordConsapevolezza emotiva
dc.subject.keywordRegolazione emotiva
dc.subject.keywordApplicazioni mobili
dc.subject.keywordAuto-consapevolezza
dc.subject.keywordSalute digitale
dc.subject.ucmTeoría de la educación
dc.subject.ucmMétodos de enseñanza
dc.subject.ucmPsicología de la educación (Educación)
dc.subject.ucmInteligencia emocional
dc.subject.ucmPersonalidad
dc.subject.ucmInternet (Ciencias de la Información)
dc.subject.unesco5312.04 Educación
dc.subject.unesco5801.01 Medios Audiovisuales
dc.subject.unesco5802.04 Niveles y Temas de Educación
dc.subject.unesco6104 Psicopedagogía
dc.subject.unesco6111 Personalidad
dc.subject.unesco3325.08 Teléfono
dc.titleEnhancing emotional awareness and regulation: a case study of the experience of using the Emotongue App
dc.titleMigliorare la consapevolezza e la regolazione emotiva: uno studio di caso sull'esperienza d'uso dell'app Emotongue
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