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In light of their potential for learning and engagement, using technology-based programs can be particularly relevant to enhance children’s emotional competence, also in relation to traumatic events such as disasters. Some studies investigated the efficacy of technology-based interventions fostering this ability, focusing on its different components, with different populations, and using different designs, but they did not relate specifically to disasters such as earthquakes. Nevertheless, in everyday life knowledge on earthquakes can be promoted through the use of mobile applications. We searched electronically all the applications present within the Google Play Store, identifying 20 applications on earthquake prevention. None of them was specifically focused on earthquake-related emotional contents, but some of them included some emotional elements. Therefore, to fill in the gaps in the current psychological literature, we developed a web application to promote earthquake-related emotional knowledge, to be tested in the future according to the standards of evidence-based research.
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Raccanello, D., Vicentini, G., Brondino, M., Burro, R. (2020). Technology-Based Trainings on Emotions: A Web Application on Earthquake-Related Emotional Prevention with Children. In: Gennari, R., et al. Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 9th International Conference. MIS4TEL 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1007 . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23990-9_7
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