Use of mobile phones for emotional regulation among Spanish teenagers. Mindfulness technology. Research.

1. Mobile Psycho-technologyVoice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation in Spanish Teenagers

2. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation in Spanish Teenagers MIGUEL QUINTANA Health Expert Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid. O3 Wellbeing Solutions Co. Ltd. Psychotechnology R + D+ i M. ESTHER RINCÓN Ph.D in Psychology PhD. Psychology University of Seville (Spain). Master Psycho-oncology Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). Responsible for PsychotechnologyR+D+i O3 Wellbeing Solutions Co. Ltd. SILVIA LÓPEZ Software Engineer O3 Wellbeing Solutions Co. Ltd. JAVIER MARTÍN Software Engineer Almiralabs Co. Ltd. MIGUEL MONFORTE Productdevelopment Almiralabs Co. Ltd.

4. Mobile phones uses: communication, networking or gaming and therapeutic.

6. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation. METHOD Participants: N= 29 adolescents

8. Academic records were collected at the second and third academic terms of the 2010 school year.

9. Students filled out the Educational and Clinical Questionnaire for Anxiety and Depression (CECAD) pre-post intervention.

11. Participants were randomly assigned: experimental and control group.

12. Our team of psychologists designed 24 one-minute voice messages with instructions for:emotions self-regulation, attention training and time management. Voice Cast: Every message was sent randomly several days per week to students with a pre-established protocol.

13. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation. RESULTS P <.01 Mean scores post-test of CECAD P<.01 P <.01

15. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation. RESULTS There were improvements in the academic grades of the experimental group, pre-post test (Z=-2.42, p<.05), in comparison to the control group. 2. Do voice messages via mobile phones increase academic records? Yes

16. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation. RESULTS 93% of students reported: “voice messages were useful to feel better, increase attention and improve their time management”. 3. Do voice messages via mobile phones have positive impact on users’ experience? Yes

19. to decrease anxiety and depression symptoms.

21. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation. Special thanks to: Junior High School Teacher: Maria Jesus Quintana and Volunteering school students from Pérez-GaldósJunior High School (Canary Islands, Spain). Thank you very much for your collaboration...

22. Mobile Psycho-technology: Voice messages by Mobile Phone for Emotional Regulation. THANK YOU VERY MUCH Feel free to contact us for further information about our mobile health programs and technology at: MIGUEL.QUINTANA@O3WELLBEING.COM