Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review

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  • Language
    English
  • DOI (url)
    10.1089/g4h.2017.0108
  • Publication Date
    2018/04/01
  • Journal
    Games for Health Journal
  • Indian UGC (journal)
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  • Daniela Villani Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Claudia Carissoli Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Stefano Triberti Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Antonella Marchetti Research Unit on Theory of Mind, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Gabriella Gilli Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Riva Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.Applied Technology for NeuroPsychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Cite
Villani, Daniela, et al. “Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review”. Games for Health Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2018, pp. 85-99, https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0108.
Villani, D., Carissoli, C., Triberti, S., Marchetti, A., Gilli, G., & Riva, G. (2018). Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review. Games for Health Journal, 7(2), 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0108
Villani, Daniela, Claudia Carissoli, Stefano Triberti, Antonella Marchetti, Gabriella Gilli, and Giuseppe Riva. “Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review”. Games for Health Journal 7, no. 2 (2018): 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0108.
Villani D, Carissoli C, Triberti S, Marchetti A, Gilli G, Riva G. Videogames for Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review. Games for Health Journal. 2018;7(2):85-99.
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