2 105 REVIEW OF APPLIED & CASUAL GAMES FOR MENTAL HEALTH Table A.6 Characteristics of the studies focussing on self-Injury Paper Country Target group N % male Age, mean (SD) Age range Intervention arms Intervention characteristics Assessments Variables measured Findings relevant for current review Franklin et al. 2016 – study 1 Online study, majority from USA Individuals with a recent history of frequent nonsuicidal self-injury 114 19.3 23.02 (5.47) 18-NA years 1. Active version of the TEC app. 2. Control version of TEC. Both conditions: Participants were allowed to access the TEC app as much as they desired over a onemonth period. Pre, weekly during intervention period, and post. Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours, dysregulated behaviours, implicit aversion to nonsuicidal self-injury, death/suicide and the self; emotion reactivity (covariate), psychological distress (covariate); dosage/ retention rates. Active TEC had a positive impact on most self-injurious thoughts and behaviours. The active version of TEC, compared with the control version of TEC, significantly reduced self-cutting, overall nonsuicidal self-injury, and suicide plans. Among those who played active TEC at least once, there were fewer suicidal behaviours in the active group. Franklin et al. 2016 – study 2 Online study, majority from USA Individuals with a recent history of frequent nonsuicidal self-injury 131 26.0 22.91 (4.99) 18-NA years 1. Alternated version of active TEC. 2. Control version of TEC. Both conditions: Participants were allowed to access the TEC app as much as they desired over a onemonth period. Pre, weekly during intervention period, and post. Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours, dysregulated behaviours, implicit aversion to nonsuicidal self-injury, death/suicide and the self; emotion reactivity (covariate), psychological distress (covariate); dosage/ retention rates. The study partially replicated some of the findings from study 1. The active group showed significant reductions in self-cutting episodes that increased as active TEC dosage increased, and fewer suicidal behaviours.
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