Physiological feedback technology for real-time emotion regulation: a systematic review

Previous studies suggest that physiological feedback can be an effective method for emotion regulation (ER). However, studies on the specific effects of physiological feedback have shown conflicting results due to inconsistencies in study designs. Therefore, we present this systematic review to furt...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 14; p. 1182667
Main Authors Sun, Yifan, Lu, Tian, Wang, Xuanyi, Chen, Wanlin, Chen, Shulin, Chen, Hang, Zheng, Jing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 12.05.2023
Subjects
emotion
emotion regulation
mental health
physiological feedback
Psychology
systematic review
emotion regulation
emotion
systematic review
mental health
physiological feedback
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Summary:Previous studies suggest that physiological feedback can be an effective method for emotion regulation (ER). However, studies on the specific effects of physiological feedback have shown conflicting results due to inconsistencies in study designs. Therefore, we present this systematic review to further validate the effectiveness of physiological feedback for ER, clarify its specific effects, as well as summarize the factors that influence its effectiveness. This systematic review following PRISMA guidelines covers all studies using physiological feedback in emotions. A literature search was conducted in Web of Science, PubMed, PsychINFO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and WANFANG DATA. And a standardized quality assessment was performed. We identified 27 relevant articles (25 studies), and the majority of these studies showed a significant regulatory effect of physiological feedback on different emotions. The feedback's content, explanation, authenticity, real-time capability, and modality were the key factors that influenced its effects, and this technology will achieve its optimal ER effect when these factors are considered comprehensively. These findings further confirmed the effectiveness of physiological feedback as an ER method, as well as providing key factors that should be addressed in its application. Meanwhile, due to the limitations of these studies, more well-designed studies are still needed.
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Edited by: Xiaohua Huang, Nanjing Institute of Technology (NJIT), China
Reviewed by: Yante Li, University of Oulu, Finland; Eleni Mitsea, Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications, National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1182667