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  • Psychology
  • Digital Health

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  • Deficits in emotion recognition are a common characteristic of alexithymia.
  • Effective alexithymia treatments often incorporate emotion recognition skills training.
  • Smartphone-based interventions (SBIs) show potential as adjuncts to psychological therapies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a blended SBI in improving emotion recognition skills in individuals with alexithymia.
  • To assess the potential of the mindtastic alexithymia app (MT-ALEX) within a blended intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot randomized trial involving 29 individuals with elevated alexithymia levels.
  • Participants were assigned to either a blended SBI (psychoeducation + 14-day MT-ALEX app training) or a psychoeducation-only control group.
  • Emotion recognition was measured using a computer-based two-choice task.

Main Results:

  • The blended SBI group demonstrated a significant improvement in computer-assessed emotion recognition skills.
  • The effect size (d) for the improvement in emotion recognition was 0.97 compared to the control condition.

Conclusions:

  • Preliminary evidence suggests that SBIs can effectively enhance emotion recognition skills in individuals with alexithymia.
  • Further research with larger sample sizes and clinical populations is warranted to confirm the efficacy of MT-ALEX.